Translation of "creverat" into English

third-person singular pluperfect active indicative of crēscō "he (she, it) had come to be" "he (she, it) had become visible, he (she, it) had sprung from, he (she, it) had arisen, he (she, it) had come forth" "he (she, it) had increased, he (she, it) had risen, he (she, it) had grown, he (she, it) had thrived; he (she, it) had multiplied, he (she, it) had augmented"