PRETERIT

8 letters 10 Scrabble points

Definition of PRETERIT

noun

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

adjective

  1. (grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past.

  2. Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

Related words: bygone foregone

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P R E T E R I T
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

Anagrams of PRETERIT

Words that use the same letters:

PRETTIER

Words Containing "PRETERIT"

ANTEPRETERIT PRETERITE PRETERITENESS PRETERITION PRETERITIVE PRETERITNESS PRETERITS

Words Starting with "PRETERIT"

PRETERITE PRETERITENESS PRETERITION PRETERITIVE PRETERITNESS PRETERITS

Words Ending with "PRETERIT"

ANTEPRETERIT