attach
verb (used with object)
to fasten or affix; join; connect.
had been attaching
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past perfect progressiveof attach.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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Mr Rourke had been attaching warning signs to fencing when he was hit.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
He himself had been attaching no particular importance to this conversation, but he was suddenly conscious that it was not so with the woman at his side.
From The Malefactor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
