preterite

/ˈpɹɛtəɹət/

IPA: /P R IY1 T ER0 AY0 T/

noun
  1. 1

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

adjective
  1. 1

    (grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past.

  2. 2

    Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

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