diagnose
verb (used with object)
to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination.
had diagnosed
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past perfectof diagnose.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But Fiona Tinsley, a partner at law firm Brabners, said Prof Brown had diagnosed her with a grade four glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, before the results had returned.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The two chatbots got the diagnoses right in 13% and 10% of cases, respectively, compared with 5.6% of cases that doctors had diagnosed through a review of patients’ medical records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Haddix told the cameras that her local veterinarian had diagnosed Tonka with congestive heart failure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2024
More recently, when he was stable, he told me that a psychiatrist from our county jail had diagnosed him with a type of schizophrenia.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2023
“Aha! I thought I had diagnosed the case. My treatment is working,” to which she answered:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
