different between preteritive vs preterite
preteritive
English
Adjective
preteritive (not comparable)
- (grammar) Used only or chiefly in the preterite or past tenses.
- a preteritive verb
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preterite
English
Alternative forms
- preterit (US)
- praeterite
- præterite (archaic)
- (abbreviation, grammar): pret.
Etymology
From Middle English preterit, from Old French preterit (13th century), from Latin praeteritum (as in tempus praeteritum (“time past”)), the past participle of praetere? (“I go by, go past”), itself from praeter (“beyond, before, above, more than”)
(comparative of prae (“before”)) + itum (the past participle of e? (“I go”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??t???t/, /?p??t???t/
Adjective
preterite (not comparable)
- (grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
- Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.
Synonyms
- (belonging wholly to the past): bygone, foregone; see also Thesaurus:past
Translations
Noun
preterite (plural preterites)
- (grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.
Related terms
- preterition
- preteritive
- preterite tense
Translations
Anagrams
- tipteerer
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