deduce
verb (used with object)
to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer.
had deduced
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past perfectof deduce.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Prince Michael's lawyers later told MGN they had deduced that a "blagger" had called the bank and, posing as the royal's accountant, obtained confidential information.
From BBC ● May 11, 2023
By 1936 she had deduced the existence of a solid inner core, ultimately measured to be about 2440 kilometers in diameter: the planet inside.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 30, 2022
Empiricists believed they had deduced a method by which they could discover a universe of truth: impartial, verifiable knowledge.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2016
Voters who turned up to see Christie on Sunday had not all seen the debate, but many said they had deduced from clips that the governor had “won”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2016
Why did they have the spacing between their orbits that Copernicus had deduced?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
