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preterit
pret·er·ite or pret·er·it P0547100 (prĕt′ər-ĭt)adj. Of, relating to, or being the verb tense that describes a past action or state.n.1. The verb form expressing or describing a past action or condition.2. A verb in the preterite form.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin (tempus) praeteritum, past (tense), neuter past participle of praeterīre, to go by : praeter, beyond, comparative of prae, before; see per in Indo-European roots + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]pret•er•it or pret•er•ite (ˈprɛt ər ɪt)
n. 1. a verb tense referring to a past, esp. completed, action or state, and expressed in English by using a verb inflected for the past tense with no auxiliaries; simple past. 2. a verb form in this tense, as took or lived. adj. 3. (of a verb tense or form) expressing a past action or state. 4. Archaic. bygone; past. [1300–50; Middle English < Latin praeteritus, past, past participle of praeterīre to go by =praeter- preter- + īre to go; as tense name < Latin (tempus) praeteritum] preteritA form of a verb that expresses a completed action, for example, “We slept.”Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | preterit - a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tensepreteritepast tense, past - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past |
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