different between preteritive vs preterite

preteritive

English

Adjective

preteritive (not comparable)

  1. (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)

  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

Noun

preterite (plural preterites)

  1. (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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