visit
verb (used with object)
to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc..
was visiting
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past progressiveof visit.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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Colleen, who declined to give her last name, was visiting from Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
He said all of Iran’s negotiators were still in the country, with the exception of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who was visiting a religious site in Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
John Bolton, an archaeologist, was visiting the 11th Century Pembroke Castle in 2010 when he heard there was a cave beneath it.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Iran's Tasnim news agency reported on Friday that a Qatari delegation was visiting Iran to "try to reinforce Qatar's role as a mediator".
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Luckily for her, she was visiting her daughter and grandchildren on the other side of Kobani at the time.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
