comport
verb (used with object)
to bear or conduct (oneself ); behave.
had comported
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past perfectof comport.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Mets had comported themselves well, but there season was to end in the NLDS.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2015
But the team that had comported every characteristic of human frailty would become the immortals of New England, the ones who reversed the curse.
From Time Magazine Archive
Old Abraham, who was not old at all but who had comported himself in the manner of an elderly misanthrope since he first learned to sit up.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Throughout every scene in the strife Frank Hamersley had comported himself with a courage that made his men feel less fear of death, and less regret to die by his side.
From The Lone Ranche by Mayne Reid
The narrative hung together but awkwardly, and in truth gave a very indistinct notion of how she had comported herself at the various stages of the irregular courtship.
From The Odd Women by George Gissing
