PRETERITE

9 letters 11 Scrabble points /ˈpɹɛtəɹət/

Definition of PRETERITE

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 E
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 11 points

Anagrams of PRETERITE

Words that use the same letters:

PIERRETTE TIPTEERER

Words Containing "PRETERITE"

PRETERITENESS

Words Starting with "PRETERITE"

PRETERITENESS