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a·o·rist A0358000 (ā′ər-ĭst)n.1. A form of a verb in some languages, such as Classical Greek, that expresses action without indicating its completion or continuation.2. A form of a verb in some languages, such as Classical Greek or Sanskrit, that in the indicative mood expresses past action. [From Greek aoristos, indefinite, aorist tense : a-, not; see a-1 + horistos, definable (from horizein, to define; see horizon).]aorist (ˈeɪərɪst; ˈɛərɪst) n (Grammar) grammar a tense of the verb in classical Greek and in certain other inflected languages, indicating past action without reference to whether the action involved was momentary or continuous. Compare perfect8, imperfect4[C16: from Greek aoristos not limited, from a-1 + horistos restricted, from horizein to define] ˌaoˈristic adj ˌaoˈristically adva•o•rist (ˈeɪ ə rɪst) n. 1. a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action, esp. in the past, without further implication as to completion, duration, or repetition. adj. 2. of or in this tense. [1575–85; < Greek aóristos unlimited] a`o•ris′tic, adj. a`o•ris′ti•cal•ly, adv. aoristA simple past tense, especially in ancient Greek, that does not imply continuance or momentariness.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | aorist - a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuationtense - a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time | Translationsaorist
aorist: see tensetense [O.Fr., from Lat.,=time], in the grammar of many languages, a category of time distinctions expressed by any conjugated form of a verb. In Latin inflection the tense of a verb is indicated by a suffix that also indicates the verb's voice, mood, person, and number. ..... Click the link for more information. .Aorist a grammatical tense characteristic of several languages (Greek, Old Indo-European, Old Slavic, Old Russian, and others). The aorist designates a completed action in the past—for example, the Old Slavic polozhikh b (I placed), as compared with the past imperfect tense, polagaakh b (I was placing). Inasmuch as the aorist expresses completed action, in those languages which have grammatical aspect it is most often formed from the verb stems of the perfective aspect. Aorists based on stems of the imperfective aspect designate a prolonged action. It is supposed that the meaning of the aorist as a past tense developed relatively late in the Indo-European languages and that originally the aorist form expressed an aspect designating in this instance a non-prolonged or instantaneous action regardless of tense. The term “aorist” is also used in certain languages to designate an aspect form which simply states an action without providing any indication of its length in time. For example, in aboriginal languages the aorist designates an action in process without any indication of the time of its completion. MedicalSeetenseLegalSeeTenseAORIST
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