interpret
verb (used with object)
had been interpreting
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past perfect progressiveof interpret.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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Fazel was unaware of how Omalu had been interpreting his studies until contacted by a reporter last year.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2020
“What do you think about it all?” said Stanley to Timbo, who had been interpreting Chickango’s account.
From In the Wilds of Africa by Alfred Pearse
He, too, had been interpreting Burt, and guessed his destination as he galloped away.
From Nature's Serial Story by Edward Payson Roe
"He's tellin' ye to come in, Annie," said Jean, as if she had been interpreting his words.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald
