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Definition preterite

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”)).

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.

Noun

preterite (plural preterites)

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

Results 121 Words with the letters PRETERITE

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15 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
DISTEMPERATURES 23
ELECTROPHORETIC 27
INTEROPERATIVES 23
INTERPENETRATED 21
INTERPENETRATES 20
INTERPERCEPTUAL 27
INTERPERMEATING 25
REPRESENTATIONS 20
REPRESENTATIVES 23
RETROPERITONEAL 20
RETROSPECTIVELY 28
TELETYPEWRITERS 24
14 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
DISTEMPERATURE 22
HETEROTROPHIES 21
INTEROPERATIVE 22
INTERPENETRATE 19
INTERPERMEATED 22
INTERPERMEATES 21
INTERPRETATIVE 22
INTERPRETIVELY 25
MISINTERPRETED 22
OVERPROTECTIVE 28
POSTRETIREMENT 21
PRERETIREMENTS 21
REINTERPRETING 21
REPRESENTATION 19
REPRESENTATIVE 22
RETROSPECTIVES 24
SPECTROMETRIES 23
TELETYPEWRITER 23
13 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
INTERPERMEATE 20
INTERPRETABLE 21
PRERETIREMENT 20
REINTERPRETED 18
RETROSPECTIVE 23
12 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
INTERCEPTERS 19
INTERPRETERS 16
INTERPRETIVE 20
PRELITERATES 16
PRETERMITTED 19
REINTERPRETS 16
TELEPRINTERS 17
11 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
INTERCEPTER 18
INTERPRETED 16
INTERPRETER 15
PRELITERATE 15
REINTERPRET 15
TELEPRINTER 16
10 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
PRETERITES 13
9 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
PRETERITE 12
8 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
PRETERIT 11
PRETTIER 11
7 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
PETTIER 10
RETIREE 7
6 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
EERIER 6
PEERIE 9
PERTER 9
PETITE 9
PETTER 9
PITTER 9
RETIRE 6
RITTER 6
TEETER 6
TERETE 6
TERRET 6
TERRIT 6
TRITER 6
5 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
EERIE 5
PETER 8
PETIT 8
PETTI 8
PRIER 8
RETIE 5
RIPER 8
TEPEE 8
TITER 5
TITRE 5
TRIER 5
TRIPE 8
TRITE 5
4 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
EPEE 7
ITER 4
PEER 7
PERE 7
PERI 7
PERT 7
PIER 7
PREE 7
RETE 4
RIPE 7
RITE 4
TIER 4
TIRE 4
TREE 4
TRET 4
TRIP 7
3 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
ERE 3
ERR 3
IRE 3
PEE 6
PER 6
PET 6
PIE 6
PIT 6
REE 3
REI 3
REP 6
RET 3
RIP 6
TEE 3
TET 3
TIE 3
TIP 6
TIT 3
2 letter words with the letters PRETERITE ↑
ER 2
ET 2
IT 2
PE 5
PI 5
RE 2
TI 2

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