pret‧er‧ite (
also preterit American English) /ˈpret
ərət, ˈpret
ərɪt/
noun[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: prétérit, from Latin praeteritus, past participle of praeterire 'to go past']
the preterite technical the tense or verb form that expresses a past action or condition
—preterite adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲