(grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past. / Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

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

plural of preterite

Alternative form of preteritness

The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting. / (rhetoric) Synonym of paralipsis / (law) The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in his will.

(uncommon, US) Alternative form of preterite

(uncommon, US) Alternative form of preterite

plural of preterition

(grammar) Used only or chiefly in the preterite or past tenses.

The quality or state of being past.