Definition of Preterit

1. Noun. A term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense.

Exact synonyms: Preterite
Generic synonyms: Past, Past Tense

Definition of Preterit

1. a. Past; -- applied to a tense which expresses an action or state as past.

2. n. The preterit; also, a word in the preterit tense.

Definition of Preterit

1. a past tense in grammar [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preterit

pretender
pretenders
pretending
pretends
pretense
pretenses
pretension
pretensioned
pretensioning
pretensionless
pretensions
pretentious
pretentiously
pretentiousness
preterist
preterit (current term)
preterite
preterites
preterition
preterits
preterm
preterminal
pretermination
preterminations
pretermission
pretermissions
pretermit
pretermits
pretermitted
pretermitting

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