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preterit

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) preterit (adjective)
  2. 2) preterit (noun)
  3. preterit-present (noun)
  4. preterit-present (adjective)
  5. dental preterit (noun)
  6. narrative past (noun)

1pret·er·it

adj \ˈpre-tə-rət\

Definition of PRETERIT

archaic
: bygone, former

Variants of PRETERIT

pret·er·it or pret·er·ite \ˈpre-tə-rət\

Origin of PRETERIT

Middle English preterit, from Anglo-French, from Latin praeteritus, from past participle of praeterire to go by, pass, from praeter beyond, past, by (from comparative of prae before) + ire to go — more at for, issue
First Known Use: 14th century

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