write
verb (used with object)
to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe.
had written
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past perfectof write.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 written parts of it over the years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Last September, the company pointed to a far thinner output, saying some 70,000 contributors had written 15,000 notes, only about six percent of which were published.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Only about a quarter of Americans said they had written a last will and testament, at least according to this survey released by Caring.com last year; that’s down from 33% in 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
One of Malta's richest men, Fenech is a well-known figure and was the owner of a company Caruana Galizia had written about months before her death.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
I’ll rest and get better after the war, Galya had written in her own diary when she’d come back to the regiment last winter.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
