analyze
verb (used with object)
to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize).
had been analyzing
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past perfect progressiveof analyze.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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I had been analyzing the flickering effects of unseen “virtual” particles on muons, aiming to use the clues from these interactions to piece together a fuller picture of our quantum universe.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 14, 2021
At the Justice Department, Rosenbaum had been analyzing immigration legislation when the email came in from Grenell.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2018
As a veteran of 17 MLB seasons, Lynn was so infected with the baseball bug that he had been analyzing the swings of the actors, musicians and fellow graybeards on the opposing roster.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2018
I had been analyzing my own heart, and discovered Captain Le Gaire was not what I had believed him to be.
From Love under Fire by Randall Parrish
When Gould returned to the tannery, he found that Pratt had been analyzing the ledger.
From Great Fortunes from Railroads by Gustavus Myers
