imitate
verb (used with object)
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example.
was imitating
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past progressiveof imitate.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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Edwards admitted the photograph "looks bad and could be misinterpreted", and said he was imitating a Welsh footballer using the gesture.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
In his letter seeking rapid adjudication, Auderer said he “intended the commentary as a mockery of lawyers — I was imitating what a lawyer tasked with negotiating the case would be saying and being sarcastic.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
The title, she said, “is aspirational: I was imitating a fool, but I also want to be foolish. I’m sick of trying to be like the perfect person.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
Mr. Zuckerberg removed any doubt that he was imitating Twitter by publishing an image of identical cartoon-Spiderman characters pointing at one another.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
May Belle was imitating Ellie s prissiest manner.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
