confer
verb (used without object)
to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
had conferred
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past perfectof confer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Until then, the specter of a possible German atomic bomb had conferred a sense of urgency and a veneer of moral legitimacy on what many scientists otherwise recognized as a profoundly unethical undertaking.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
The government said it had conferred with families of crash victims, and said many either supported or did not oppose the deal.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
Macron said he and Scholz had conferred with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, and urged the leaders to consider the recommendations and come back with responses next week.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
The parties to Friday’s proposal said they had conferred since then and reached the terms of the proposed agreement.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
They had flown from a secret airfield in Canada to a rendezvous somewhere in Siberia, and had conferred with members of the Eurasian General Staff, to whom they had betrayed important military secrets.
From "1984" by George Orwell
