preterite

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɹɛtəɹət/, /ˈpɹɛtəɹɪt/

Adjective

preterite (not comparable)

1. (grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
2. Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

Synonyms

• (belonging wholly to the past) bygone, foregone; see also Thesaurus:past

Translations

• French: du passé
• Portuguese: pretérito
• Russian: прете́рит
• Spanish: pretérito

Noun

preterite (plural preterites)

1. (grammar) The preterite tense, simple past tense: the grammatical tense that determines the specific initiation or termination of an action in the past.

Related terms

• preterition
• preteritive
• preterite tense

Translations

• French: prétérit
• German: Präteritum
• Portuguese: pretérito
• Russian: проше́дшее вре́мя
• Spanish: preterito

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