"preterit" meaning in English

See preterit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} preterit (not comparable)
  1. (uncommon, US) Alternative form of preterite Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, uncommon Alternative form of: preterite
    Sense id: en-preterit-en-adj-TM7~1Isu Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

Forms: preterits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} preterit (plural preterits)
  1. (uncommon, US) Alternative form of preterite Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: preterite
    Sense id: en-preterit-en-noun-TM7~1Isu Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for preterit meaning in English (1.5kB)

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