Associations to the word «Preterit»

Wiktionary

PRETERIT, noun. (US) Alternative form of preterite

Dictionary definition

PRETERIT, noun. A term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis