tidy
adjective
neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress.
had tidied
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past perfectof tidy.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They had tidied the office for my arrival, taking down diagrams and wall charts used to plot the latest wave of Football Leaks stories, which were published last November.
From The New Yorker ● May 27, 2019
He said he had tidied up the kitchen and that he’d spent ages on it, and I thought it still looked grotty.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2018
It would be helpful if Mr. Suh had tidied up his material and tautened his second act, which lacks some of the furious zaniness of the first and ends at least three times.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2015
After we had tidied all that up, he suddenly said: "Give your mam my love and tell her to get out of hospital. They're not much fun."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2014
I had tidied myself, I went down to Dr. Seward’s study.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
