participate
verb (used without object)
to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed byin ).
was participating
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past progressiveof participate.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 participating in an idea that generations of Americans had fought to preserve.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Howard was participating in a novel homeless count conducted by the nonprofit Hollywood 4WRD.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
A Camden Council spokesperson said it was participating in the independent Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
India earlier this week sent a 65-member contingent to the wargames at the same time that it was participating in annual bilateral military exercises with the U.S. in Alaska.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025
At last, the world, the national, and the local pictures had been fused into one overwhelming drama of moral struggle in which everybody in the hall was participating.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
