Reference meaning
had
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Used to form the past perfect tense, expressing an action that took place prior to a reference point that is itself in the past.
Other meanings
2. verb
As past subjunctive: would have.
3. verb
simple past and past participle of have
4. prefix
Alternative form of hado- (“ocean depths”).
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