PRETERIT

I. adjective

or pret·er·ite ˈpre-tə-rət

Etymology: Middle English preterit, from Anglo-French, from Latin praeteritus, from past participle of praeterire to go by, pass, from praeter beyond, past, by (from comparative of prae before) + ire to go — more at for , issue

Date: 14th century

archaic : bygone , former

II. noun

or preterite

Date: 14th century

: past tense