give
verb (used with object)
to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow.
had given
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past perfectof give.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Yan had given up two singles and a walk to load the bases before getting Cleveland designated hitter Chase DeLauter on a 90-mph slider for strike three and the second out of the inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
She had given birth to them and raised them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“It’s going to be harder because we don’t have the guidelines or protections that the Voting Rights Act had given us, or that my mother’s blood gave us.”
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The court had determined that the strongman had given Chey 30bn Korean won from his slush fund in 1991, and told Chey to pay 1.38tn to his ex-wife.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The elk had been especially lovely company, and it had given Clare an unusual pang of sadness to watch her leave.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
