migrate
verb (used without object)
to go from one country, region, or place to another.
had migrated
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past perfectof migrate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But by July 2025, the company had migrated the data to users’ individual devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Not long after, she went through more procedures: one to amputate her damaged limb and another to cut through her neck to retrieve a fishing hook that had migrated to tissue outside the esophagus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
It is thought Nancy had migrated from abroad due to the way she arrived, and the direction of travel, before the crash.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
Microplastics had migrated out of the gut into the tissues of the liver, kidney and even the brain, the team found.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
Some, such as jaguars and tapirs, had migrated to higher ground during the rainy season, but there were still many animals all around them.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
