PRETERIT

preterit, preterite

(noun) a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

preterit (plural preterits)

(uncommon, US) Alternative form of preterite

Adjective

preterit (not comparable)

(uncommon, US) Alternative form of preterite

Anagrams

• prettier

Source: Wiktionary


Pret"er*it, a. Etym: [L. praeteritus, p. p. of praeterire to go or pass by; praeter beyond, by + ire to go: cf. F. prétérit. See Issue.] [Written also preterite and præterite.]

1. (Gram.)

Definition: Past; -- applied to a tense which expresses an action or state as past.

2. Belonging wholly to the past; passed by. [R.] Things and persons as thoroughly preterite as Romulus or Numa. Lowell.

Pret"er*it, n. (Gram.)

Definition: The preterit; also, a word in the preterit tense.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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