evolve
verb (used with object)
to develop gradually.
were evolving
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past progressiveof evolve.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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And besides, there’s a theory that, with the meow, the cats were evolving to imitate us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
At roughly the same time, hunting practices were evolving.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
Both ITV and Fremantle, the production company behind the show, said at the time they were evolving their duty of care processes.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024
At the same time, those hominins were evolving larger brains.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
When the light we see today from M31 left for Earth, there were no humans on our planet, although our ancestors were evolving rapidly to our present form.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
