pare
verb (used with object)
to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
had pared
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past perfectof pare.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Oil prices had pared much of their earlier gains by midday Thursday after Israel indicated that it was open to peace talks with Lebanon.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
Tesla shares were down as much as 3.7% on Monday morning, but had pared losses and were off 2.7% around noon.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026
Apple slipped 0.9% after Berkshire Hathaway revealed it had pared its stake in the tech giant.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024
But two of the people said ByteDance had pared back efforts to develop Pico as a brand in recent months as the outlook dimmed.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2023
He was hungry, and his meager diet had pared his body down to a feral scrawn of gristle and bone, but he seemed to be in reasonably good health.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
