enjoin
verb (used with object)
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis.
was enjoining
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past progressiveof enjoin.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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Could an assumed devotion be of use to her now,—such a devotion as Martha was enjoining upon her from hour to hour, in pure and affectionate solicitude for her soul?
From He Knew He Was Right by Trollope, Anthony
