collaborate
verb (used without object)
to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work.
had collaborated
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past perfectof collaborate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Two Senegalese villages that had collaborated with her before volunteered to take part.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026
The 9/11 Commission later claimed to find no evidence that Saddam had collaborated with al Qaeda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
It was about how European countries had collaborated with the Nazis during World War Two.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
The $5-million figure appears to be based on work that Blige and Vado had collaborated on successfully, not work Vado released by himself, LoRosa relayed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
Several people had collaborated to write “The Ballad of Ben, Brewer Supreme.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
