endear
verb (used with object)
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved.
had endeared
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past perfectof endear.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She did more dance steps than usual, doing her so-called “Spanish Walk” that had endeared her to so many fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
He spent two years in the American Hockey League, buried on the Seattle depth chart, and had endeared himself to Coachella Valley Firebirds fans before long.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
Long before her Oscar, Ms. Youn’s image as a fiercely independent woman with an often irreverent wit had endeared her to South Koreans.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2021
He couldn’t force Bowden, who had endeared himself to the Lerner family, out, but he figured it would only be a matter of time before Bowden would so something to force himself out.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2018
She was laid away tenderly by loving hands and hearts, whom she had never known until eight months before, but whom she had endeared to her by her sweet, womanly ways.
From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by John S. Lindsay
