faint
adjective
lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc..
had fainted
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past perfectof faint.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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One 32-year-old Berliner, Diane, told AFP she had fainted from the heat once already, despite drinking three litres of water.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Within hours Jacqui was having intense contractions and at one point slumped into the arms of her husband, Lori Quate, who thought she had fainted.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Juarez also previously said her daughter had fainted at the party before she was taken to the hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
Walla, a leading Israeli news site, quoted an unnamed official close to Netanyahu as saying he had fainted but was fully conscious at the hospital.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2023
By the quarter-mile mark, Eye had fainted, and Arm shook himself free of his friend’s thoughts.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
