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Alternative spellings
praeterite
preterit (US)

Etymology
Borrowed from F. prétérit < L. (tempus) preteritum.

Adjective
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1. context|grammar|of a tense Showing an action at a determined moment in the past. (Also known as the preterite tense)

Translations
trans-top|showing an action at a determined moment in the past
Japanese: ��� (���, kako no)(adnominal), ����� (������, kakojisei no)(adnominal)
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Spanish: t-|es|preterito
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Noun
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1. grammar preterite tense|Preterite tense, simple past tense: A tense that determines the specific initiation or termination of an action in the past.

Translations
trans-top|preterite tense; simple past
Croatian: t-|hr|preterit|m
Danish: præteritum, datid
Japanese: �� (��, kako), ���� (�����, kakojisei)
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Spanish: t-|es|preterito
Swedish: preteritum n
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Translations to be checked
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Catalan: pretèrit
Chinese: ���, ��� (guoqushi)
Dutch: verleden tijd
French: prétérit
German: Präteritum
Greek: α��ι��ο� (aópistos)
Interlingua: preterite
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Italian: preterito
Japanese: �� (��, kako), ���� (�����, kakojisei)
Korean: 과거 ��
Latin: praeteritum, tempus praeteritum
Polish: przesz�y
Portuguese: preterito
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