preterit
preterit
Definition
pret·erit or preterite pret′·er·ite (pret′ər it)
adjective
- Gram. expressing past action or state
- Rare former
Etymology: ME preterit < MFr < L praeteritus, gone by, pp. of praeterire < praeter- (see preter-) + ire, to go: see year
noun
- the past tense
- a verb in the past tense
preterit
Synonyms
Browse dictionary entries near preterit
- preterhuman
- preter-
- pretentiousness
- pretentiously
- pretentious
- pretension
- pretense
- pretending
- pretender
- pretended
