preterite

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
2. (not-comparable) Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

Noun

A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.

Concepts

prétérit

passé

Synonymes

preterit

past tense

past

simple past

past historic

praeterite

praeterite

past simple

preterit

Traductions

pretérito

Präteritum

pretérito

pasado

preterito

passado

praeterium

preterito

verleden tijd

pretèrit

Präterium

passato

Vergangenheit

verleden

Imperfekt

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛtəɹət/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: preterit

In summary

From Middle English preterit, from Old French preterit (13th century), from Latin praeteritum (as in tempus praeteritum (“time past”)), the past participle of praetereō (“I go by, go past”), itself from praeter (“beyond, before, above, more than”) (comparative of prae (“before”)) + itum (the past participle of eō (“I go”)).