Translation
past, by; beyond
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Word origin
From Latin praeter ('past, beyond, besides'), built on prae ('before'). English keeps the same element in preterite, the tense of what has gone by, and in preternatural.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- praeter
- English cognates
- preterite, preternatural
Examples
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We went past the old church.
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The car drove past us towards the town.
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He walked past the bench without looking at me.
carries motion along and past something, so it needs no accusative of direction: the movement is already in the preposition. It also works as a prefix, giving (to pass by) and (to walk past), and is the still version of the same picture, beside rather than going by.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 3: preter, konto, damo and 7 more words.