upload
verb (used with object)
to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a smaller to a larger computer.
were uploading
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past progressiveof upload.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 film had fallen victim to a number of copyright infringements as eager fans were uploading clips from it to social media platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
People in Ukraine were uploading videos on to these channels.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2022
Many hours later — long after the man and other suspects had been arrested — some internet users still were uploading and re-uploading the video to YouTube and other online services.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2019
On one hand, unless people were uploading extremely sensitive photos to Facebook, the fallout from this latest breach would seem limited.
From The Verge ● Dec. 15, 2018
They were uploading their images when a man walked in.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2014
