add
verb (used with object)
to unite or join so as to increase the number, quantity, size, or importance.
was adding
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past progressiveof add.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I was reading it and more stuff would come to me, so I was adding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Brussels said it was imposing sanctions on nine people and four entities, while London said it was adding 24 names to its blacklist.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Asked whether AI was adding more to demand or to supply right now, Warsh said that demand is easier to measure than supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Last year, the U.S. economy was adding 10,000 jobs a month on average, she noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Up at the staff table, Filch, the caretaker, was adding chairs.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
