had abbreviated

• past perfect

  past perfect

  Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.

  of abbreviate.
  abbreviate

  verb (used with object)

  to shorten (a word or phrase) by omitting letters, substituting shorter forms, etc., so that the shortened form can represent the whole word or phrase, as ft. for foot, ab. for about, R.I. for Rhode Island, NW for Northwest, or Xn for Christian.

Example Sentences

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had abbreviated

When, unable to bear his shame, he had abbreviated it to "Mark D.L." she had been hurt.

From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Geraldine Bonner

It was the first time any one had abbreviated his name, and instantly he remembered the words of Alice Marcum: "If you keep on improving some day somebody is going to call you Win."

From The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx

Bad luck to the gardener's shears which had abbreviated that experiment and enveloped the vexed question again in darkness.

From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by William Chauncey Bartlett

Related Words

• abridge
• compress