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.
was downloading
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past progressiveof download.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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And I was downloading podcasts in 15-minute increments to my iPod Nano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I was downloading shows about squirrels, birds and fish from YouTube, but nothing worked to entertain Charlie,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
Even in New York, people were not ready to digest either the rage or the amount of doomsday information Larry was downloading on to American society.”
From The Guardian ● Apr. 5, 2021
Jacobs’ attorney wrote the letter after the company saw that he was downloading Uber documents to his personal computer, Padilla said.
From The Verge ● Nov. 29, 2017
By 1998, I was downloading from servers in dorm rooms and campus computer labs across the world.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2015
