PRETERITE

preterit, preterite

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

preterite (not comparable)

(grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past.

Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

Synonyms

• (belonging wholly to the past): bygone, foregone; see also past

Noun

preterite (plural preterites)

(grammar) The preterite tense, simple past tense: the grammatical tense that determines the specific initiation or termination of an action in the past.

Anagrams

• tipteerer

Source: Wiktionary

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Pret"er*ite, a. & n.

Definition: Same as Preterit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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