read
verb (used with object)
to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.).
had read
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past perfectof read.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I was literally drinking wine, thinking about the future, and I get a message from somebody who had read that article.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Fielder had read John Carreyrou’s “Bad Blood,” the bestselling 2018 account of Theranos’ rise and collapse and initially saw little reason to make another documentary about Holmes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
She explained that the contact with Tolkien came about after Elgar had read some of his books.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
In dissent on Monday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, objected that the court had read that vision out of the statutes Congress wrote.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
I had read somewhere that white sharks were solitary creatures, crossing great distances alone, but that sometimes they swam in pairs.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
