ingest
verb (used with object)
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
had ingested
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past perfectof ingest.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Partly because I was exhausted from the tryptophan I had ingested with my turkey the day before and could not get out of bed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
On paper, according to the cultural scripts I had ingested, motherhood was the Ultimate Threat to the self I had been working so hard to find, let alone secure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
Many of the turtles had ingested small pieces of plastic, which exited their systems after they arrived at the aquarium.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
China acknowledged the positive tests in a report by its antidoping regulator, saying the swimmers had ingested the banned substance unwittingly and in tiny amounts, and that no action against them was warranted.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
Sookie reached for Mr. Patterson’s drink, took a sip, and made a face like he had ingested a mouthful of motor oil.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
