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A past tense
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preterit
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Word definitions for preterit in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context US English) (alternative form of preterite English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense [syn: preterite ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Preterperfect \Pre`ter*per"fect\, a. & n. [Pref. preter- + perfect.] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called preterit .
Usage examples of preterit.
In the preterit some are likewise formed by a, as brake, spake, bare, share, sware, tare, ware, clave, gat, begat, forgat, and perhaps some others, but more rarely.
A soft copy for posterity and, from a certain point of view, for all things preterit too.