desist
verb (used without object)
to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
had desisted
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past perfectof desist.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile Betty had desisted from her struggle to get loose.
From The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand by Laura Lee Hope
They had desisted, however, from this custom, after the publication of my edict, by which, in accordance with your orders, I had forbidden fraternities to exist.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters by Arthur Mee
That after my proclamation, in which, in obedience to your command, I had forbidden associations, they had desisted from this practice.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Anne C. Lynch Botta
The Queen had desisted from the sports of the field for two or three years past, and De Walden could not afford, at the present juncture, to lose even a day with his scholars.
From Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa by H.C. Adams
The botanist had desisted from his labours, and stood listening with delighted attention.
From The Scalp Hunters by F.A. Stewart
