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Preterite - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Preterite : (noun)
1: a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense [syn:
preterit]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Preterite : \Pret"er*ite\, a. & n.
Same as Preterit.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Preterit \Pret"er*it\ (?; 277), a. [L. praeteritus, p. p. of
praeterire to go or pass by; praeter beyond, by _ ire to go:
cf. F. pr['e]t['e]rit. See Issue.] [Written also
preterite and pr[ae]terite.]
1. (Gram.) Past; -- applied to a tense which expresses an
action or state as past.
2. Belonging wholly to the past; passed by. [R.]
Things and persons as thoroughlyPreterite : as
Romulus or Numa. --Lowell.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Preterite |
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kylezoa: Preterite spanish verbs suck. |
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maddielynn: Thankful that somehow my brain has permanently retained the irregular Preterite verb conjugations for Spanish |
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niaatiagia: Lord give me the strength tired of Preterite n por vs para smh |
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