allocate
verb (used with object)
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot.
were allocating
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past progressiveof allocate.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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Readers were eager to share how much cash they held in their portfolios, whether they planned to invest it and how they were allocating the rest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Demand is so strong that Huang had to reassure analysts that they were allocating chip orders to customers “fairly.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
Police said large crowds have filled the area originally planned for the demonstration, around the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin, and that they were allocating additional space to accommodate the protesters.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2022
