concentrate
verb (used with object)
to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus.
were concentrating
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past progressiveof concentrate.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 force said searches were concentrating on routes between Eggleston and Hamsterley after searching moorland for the previous two days.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
Whenever the centipedes scurried to the dark chamber, the infrared imagery revealed large amounts of heat were concentrating along the animals’ curled antennae.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 12, 2023
His colleagues were hesitant to wade into Click’s future, saying they were concentrating on their clubs.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
They were concentrating too hard to catch my eye.
From Nature ● Dec. 16, 2019
Maybe when he and Chip were concentrating on shooting hoops?
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
