preterit, preterite
(noun) a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
Source: WordNet® 3.1
preterit (plural preterits)
(uncommon, US) Alternative form of preterite
preterit (not comparable)
(uncommon, US) Alternative form of preterite
• 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
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
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