preterite or preterit /pretˈə-rit/

1. Denoting a verb tense used to express past action (grammar)
2. Past, belonging to the past

1. This tense of verbs, the past tense (also preterite tense)
2. A word in this tense
3. A form of this tense

pretˈerist noun (theology)

Someone who holds the prophecies of the Apocalypse already fulfilled

pretˈeriteness noun

preterition /prē-tə-rishˈən/ noun

1. The act of passing over
2. Omission of mention in a will
3. Paraleipsis (rhetoric)
4. The doctrine that God passes over the non-elect in electing to eternal life

preteritive /pri-terˈi-tiv/ adjective (grammar)

Used only in the preterite

preterˈito-presˈent, preterˈito-presenˈtial or pretˈerite-presˈent adjective (grammar)

Used of verbs that have an original preterite still preterite in form but present in meaning such as the modal or modal auxiliary verbs

noun

A verb of this type

• disembroils
• disemburden
• disemburdened
• disemburdening
• disemburdens
• disemploy
• disemployed
• disemploying
• disemployment
• disemployments
• disemploys
• disempower
• disempowered
• disempowering
• disempowers
• disenable
• disenabled
• disenables
• disenabling
• disenchain
• disenchained
• disenchaining
• disenchains
• disenchant
• disenchanted