download
verb (used with object)
to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.
had been downloading
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past perfect progressiveof download.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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Scott Forstall, born in 1969, had been downloading Apple into his brain his entire life.
From The Verge ● Jun. 13, 2017
