transfer
verb (used with object)
to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another.
was transferring
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past progressiveof transfer.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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The next move was transferring construction operations to South Carolina, where a Seattle-style level of expertise and experience was missing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
She alleges that the bank failed to detect red flags or trigger alerts for abnormal transactions, even though the amounts she was transferring were 200 times larger than her usual pattern of withdrawals.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025
The week after the ruling, corporate filings in England showed that Dr. Wright was transferring assets worth as much as 20 million pounds to an offshore entity.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
The deputy whose promotion they gathered to celebrate had worked there too, but was transferring to a different station, according to the law enforcement sources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
With so many deaths occurring each week, the priority was transferring the bodies back to the United States as quickly as possible.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
