Preterit
Pronunciation : Pret"er*it
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. praeteritus, p. p. of praeterire to go or pass by; praeter beyond, by + ire to go: cf. F. pr?t?rit. See Issue.] [Written also preterite and pr?terite.]
Definition : 1. (Gram.)
Defn: Past; -- applied to a tense which expresses an action or state as past.
2. Belonging wholly to the past; passed by. [R.] Things and persons as thoroughly preterite as Romulus or Numa. Lowell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pret"er*it
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The preterit; also, a word in the preterit tense.
(Gram.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913