repot
verb (used with object)
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
had been repotting
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past perfect progressiveof repot.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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This was the third summer that the Cactus Store crew was opening a New York pop-up, and they had been repotting hundreds of plants, most of them shipped from California.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2019
