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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NBC’s chief had tidied his desk for the conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Later in the summer, she said, the Russian occupation authority contacted teachers who had tidied up the House of Culture to request they open schools in the fall.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
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
I had tidied myself, I went down to Dr. Seward’s study.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
