feed
verb (used with object)
to give food to; supply with nourishment.
had fed
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past perfectof feed.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Harvard Business School research suggests that only around 20% of the tariffs had fed into higher consumer prices six months after their introduction, with the bulk eaten by U.S. importers and retailers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Some mosquitoes had fed on more than one host.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2026
Invasive species such as the overbite clam consumed the zooplankton on which juvenile smelt had fed, toxic chemicals in farm runoff fouled the waters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
“He had fed the social workers with lies. I wasn’t listened to. I wasn’t believed,” she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024
And I began to realize that Faro could—quite innocently—lead Mr. Loomis to me and that if I had fed him and kept him with me, I might have prevented that.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
