submerge
verb (used with object)
to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
had submerged
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past perfectof submerge.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In Alcacer do Sal, south of Lisbon, the Sado river had burst its banks and the rising water had submerged the town's main avenue, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
By late August, further south in the province of Punjab, floods had submerged 4,500 villages, overwhelming "Pakistan's breadbasket", in a country that can't always afford to import enough food.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
The rain had submerged streets and freeways, halted traffic, buses and trolleys, and caught many people off guard.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
In the southern town of Qingyuan, a lone white pagoda stood above waters that had submerged smaller buildings nearby.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
But I had submerged only as far as my neck before something snatched the belt of my tunic and yanked me back aboard.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
