interpret
verb (used with object)
had interpreted
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past perfectof interpret.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Earlier studies had interpreted the marks as evidence of wormlike creatures or other tiny marine animals moving through seafloor sediment during the Ediacaran period, which came just before the Cambrian explosion.
From Science Daily ● May 12, 2026
President Joe Biden’s administration urged the justices in May to reject the case and argued that the Federal Circuit had interpreted the law correctly.
From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2023
But by the early 20th century, federal courts had interpreted the Comstock Act to apply only when the sender intended a drug to be used unlawfully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Because doctors had interpreted the 2016 dosing limits narrowly, some had worked up one-strike policies and were summarily ejecting such patients.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
His own desire to have a story had interpreted to him his mother's need.
From Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School by Elizabeth P. (Palmer) Peabody
