put
verb (used with object)
to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position.
had put
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past perfectof put.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I had put down a deposit to buy a Rivian R2, but I just couldn’t see paying an extra $25,000 to $30,000 for something brand new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I had put a contract on a house in town in Aspen,” he explained.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Pintscher had put a peaceful, Feldman-esque, Twilight Zone spell on Mozart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Astronomers tracking the rocket part eventually worked out that those small nudges had put it on a course towards the Moon, and it was picking up speed every day.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In honesty, he would have preferred to go into Father Olufemi’s study himself to get the journal, but some quick deliberating had put an end to that idea.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
