ALL meanings of preterite
pret·er·it
P p - noun preterite past (def 12). 1
- noun preterite a preterit tense. 1
- noun preterite a verb form in this tense. 1
- adjective preterite Grammar. noting a past action or state. 1
- adjective preterite Archaic. bygone; past. 1
- noun preterite a tense of verbs used to relate past action, formed in English by inflection of the verb, as jumped, swam 0
- noun preterite a verb in this tense 0
- adjective preterite denoting this tense 0