pret|er|it — or pret|er|ite «PREHT uhr iht», noun, adjective. –n. Grammar. a tense (preterit tense) or verb form that expresses occurrence in the past; past tense. Examples: Obeyed is the preterit of obey; spoke, of speak; and saw, of see. See also past tense … Useful english dictionary
preterite — pret|er|ite also preterit AmE [ˈpretərıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: prétérit, from Latin praeteritus, past participle of praeterire to go past ] the preterite technical the tense or verb form that expresses a past action or condition… … Dictionary of contemporary English
preterit — pret•er•it or pret•er•ite [[t]ˈprɛt ər ɪt[/t]] n. 1) gram. a verb tense referring to a past, esp. completed, action or state, and expressed in English by using a verb inflected for the past tense with no auxiliaries; simple past 2) gram. a verb… … From formal English to slang
Preterite — Pret er*ite, a. & n. Same as {Preterit}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Preteriteness — Pret er*ite*ness, n. Same as {Preteritness}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
IRAK — Les structures géologiques qui, d’une certaine manière, dessinent d’avance la biographie des peuples révèlent qu’entre l’Europe et l’Extrême Orient les liaisons n’ont pu se faire aisément que dans la direction sud est nord ouest (et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables