immerse
verb (used with object)
to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
had been immersing
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past perfect progressiveof immerse.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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Carney said she and Gu had been immersing themselves in the Peaky Blinders world all week.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
Ms. Fearon, now 31, had been immersing herself in psychology and self-help books like “Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay” and came prepared with 25 questions.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2015
Pharaoh had been immersing his whole heart in the narrow politics of Egypt.
From Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series by Frederick William Robertson
