commemorate
verb (used with object)
to serve as a memorial or reminder of.
had been commemorating
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past perfect progressiveof commemorate.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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In his address he vindicated his character as a missionary, and declared that it was as much as ever his great object to proclaim the love of Christ, which they had been commemorating that day.
From The Personal Life of David Livingstone by William Garden Blaikie
