burst
verb (used without object)
to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence.
had bursted
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past perfectof burst.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Suppose that before I had looked at the glass, it had bursted, which it is liable to do any time.
From Rough and Tumble Engineering by James H. Maggard
The lilacs had bursted their buds, and I could see tiny bunches pushing out on every naked stem where the fragrant, grape-like bunches of bloom should hang in May.
From The Little Red Foot by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
