aorist

[ ey-uh-rist ]

/ ˈeɪ ə rɪst /

Grammar

noun

a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.

adjective

of or in this tense.

Origin of aorist

1575–85; <Greek aóristos unlimited, equivalent to a-a-⁶ + (h)oristós limited (*horid- (base of horízein to bound, limit; see horizon) + -tos adj. suffix)

Words nearby aorist

Aomori, AONB, A one, aor, Aoraki-Mount Cook, aorist, aoristic, aorta, aortalgia, aortic arch, aortic arch syndrome

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Example sentences from the Web for aorist

The aorist imperatives were also new; the history of some of them, as the second sing.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4|Various
The distinctive forms are the present, the perfect, and the aorist.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various
The English prterite is the equivalent, not to the Greek perfect but the Greek aorist.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
The aorist has sometimes been said to express instantaneous action, and so it does.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various

What if the future be derived from the aorist, instead of the aorist from the future?
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for aorist

aorist

/ (ˈeɪərɪst, ˈɛərɪst) /

noun

grammar a tense of the verb in classical Greek and in certain other inflected languages, indicating past action without reference to whether the action involved was momentary or continuousCompare perfect (def. 8), imperfect (def. 4)

Derived forms of aorist

aoristic, adjectiveaoristically, adverb

Word Origin for aorist

C16: from Greek aoristos not limited, from a- 1 + horistos restricted, from horizein to define

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单词	aorist
释义	aorist [ ey-uh-rist ] / ˈeɪ ə rɪst / Grammar noun a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication. adjective of or in this tense. Origin of aorist 1575–85; <Greek aóristos unlimited, equivalent to a-a-⁶ + (h)oristós limited (*horid- (base of horízein to bound, limit; see horizon) + -tos adj. suffix) Words nearby aorist Aomori, AONB, A one, aor, Aoraki-Mount Cook, aorist, aoristic, aorta, aortalgia, aortic arch, aortic arch syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aorist The aorist imperatives were also new; the history of some of them, as the second sing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4\|Various The distinctive forms are the present, the perfect, and the aorist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4\|Various The English prterite is the equivalent, not to the Greek perfect but the Greek aorist. A Handbook of the English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham The aorist has sometimes been said to express instantaneous action, and so it does. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4\|Various What if the future be derived from the aorist, instead of the aorist from the future? Opuscula\|Robert Gordon Latham British Dictionary definitions for aorist aorist / (ˈeɪərɪst, ˈɛərɪst) / noun grammar a tense of the verb in classical Greek and in certain other inflected languages, indicating past action without reference to whether the action involved was momentary or continuousCompare perfect (def. 8), imperfect (def. 4) Derived forms of aorist aoristic, adjectiveaoristically, adverb Word Origin for aorist C16: from Greek aoristos not limited, from a- 1 + horistos restricted, from horizein to define Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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