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prétérit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • preterite adj Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.

Senses

prétérit is used for these senses in English:

  • preterite (grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.

preterite — full definition

  1. adj Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
  2. adj Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

Related French words