单词 | preterit |
释义 | preterit —preteritness, n. /pret"euhr it/, n. Gram. 1. past (def. 12). 2. a preterit tense. 3. a verb form in this tense. adj. 4. Gram. noting a past action or state. 5. Archaic. bygone; past. Also, preterite. [1300-50; ME < L praeteritus past, ptp. of praeterire to go by, equiv. to praeter- PRETER- + -i-, base of ire to go + -tus ptp. suffix; as tense name < L (tempus) praeteritum] |
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