record
verb (used with object)
to set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence.
was recording
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past progressiveof record.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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What he did not realise was that Yusron was recording his every word.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Little did we know she also was recording “Petal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Francis Ruiz, a 41-year-old actor, was recording a radio drama in a fifth-floor studio in Havana's historic center when he felt the tremor.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
After graduating from high school in 1948, Rollins started gigging around New York and, by the early 1950s, was recording with Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk, who Rollins called his “guru.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Still, Maria’s main purpose in Surinam was recording insects, and the sheer number of them was staggering.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
