immigrate
verb (used without object)
to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence.
were immigrating
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past progressiveof immigrate.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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Dr. Izdebski acknowledged that people were immigrating around Europe at the time of the bubonic plague.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
They initially started to cover costs of people who were immigrating, but when COVID-19 happened, they saw an immediate need to help people with their housing.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2020
It was also around this time that humans were immigrating out of Africa.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 5, 2013
We come from Barbour, Alabama with a trainful of people that were immigrating.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 by Work Projects Administration
