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Meaning of "pretermit" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRETERMIT

From Latin praetermittere to let pass, from preter- + mittere to send, release.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRETERMIT

pretermit  [ˌpriːtəˈmɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRETERMIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pretermit is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pretermit in English.

WHAT DOES PRETERMIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pretermit in the English dictionary

The definition of pretermit in the dictionary is to overlook intentionally; disregard. Other definition of pretermit is to fail to do; neglect; omit.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRETERMIT

PRESENT

Present
I pretermit
you pretermit
he/she/it pretermits
we pretermit
you pretermit
they pretermit
Present continuous
I am pretermitting
you are pretermitting
he/she/it is pretermitting
we are pretermitting
you are pretermitting
they are pretermitting
Present perfect
I have pretermitted
you have pretermitted
he/she/it has pretermitted
we have pretermitted
you have pretermitted
they have pretermitted
Present perfect continuous
I have been pretermitting
you have been pretermitting
he/she/it has been pretermitting
we have been pretermitting
you have been pretermitting
they have been pretermitting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I pretermitted
you pretermitted
he/she/it pretermitted
we pretermitted
you pretermitted
they pretermitted
Past continuous
I was pretermitting
you were pretermitting
he/she/it was pretermitting
we were pretermitting
you were pretermitting
they were pretermitting
Past perfect
I had pretermitted
you had pretermitted
he/she/it had pretermitted
we had pretermitted
you had pretermitted
they had pretermitted
Past perfect continuous
I had been pretermitting
you had been pretermitting
he/she/it had been pretermitting
we had been pretermitting
you had been pretermitting
they had been pretermitting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will pretermit
you will pretermit
he/she/it will pretermit
we will pretermit
you will pretermit
they will pretermit
Future continuous
I will be pretermitting
you will be pretermitting
he/she/it will be pretermitting
we will be pretermitting
you will be pretermitting
they will be pretermitting
Future perfect
I will have pretermitted
you will have pretermitted
he/she/it will have pretermitted
we will have pretermitted
you will have pretermitted
they will have pretermitted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pretermitting
you will have been pretermitting
he/she/it will have been pretermitting
we will have been pretermitting
you will have been pretermitting
they will have been pretermitting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would pretermit
you would pretermit
he/she/it would pretermit
we would pretermit
you would pretermit
they would pretermit
Conditional continuous
I would be pretermitting
you would be pretermitting
he/she/it would be pretermitting
we would be pretermitting
you would be pretermitting
they would be pretermitting
Conditional perfect
I would have pretermit
you would have pretermit
he/she/it would have pretermit
we would have pretermit
you would have pretermit
they would have pretermit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pretermitting
you would have been pretermitting
he/she/it would have been pretermitting
we would have been pretermitting
you would have been pretermitting
they would have been pretermitting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pretermit
we let´s pretermit
you pretermit
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pretermit
Past participle
pretermitted
Present Participle
pretermitting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRETERMIT


admit
ədˈmɪt
coadmit
ˌkəʊədˈmɪt
commit
kəˈmɪt
decommit
ˌdi:kəˈmɪt
demit
dɪˈmɪt
emit
ɪˈmɪt
intermit
ˌɪntəˈmɪt
intromit
ˌɪntrəˈmɪt
manumit
ˌmænjʊˈmɪt
omit
əʊˈmɪt
overcommit
ˌəʊvəkəˈmɪt
permit
pəˈmɪt
readmit
ˌriːədˈmɪt
recommit
ˌriːkəˈmɪt
reemit
ˌriːɪˈmɪt
remit
rɪˈmɪt
resubmit
ˌriːsəbˈmɪt
retransmit
ˌriːtrænzˈmɪt
submit
səbˈmɪt
transmit
trænzˈmɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRETERMIT

preterhuman
preterist
preterit
preterite
preteriteness
preterition
preteritive
preterm
preterminal
pretermination
pretermission
pretermitted
pretermitter
pretermitting
preternatural
preternaturalism
preternaturality
preternaturally
preternaturalness
preterperfect

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRETERMIT

building permit
entrance permit
entry permit
exit permit
fishing permit
hermit
learner´s permit
Peter the Hermit
re-entry permit
residence permit
Thermit
work permit

Synonyms and antonyms of pretermit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pretermit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRETERMIT

Find out the translation of pretermit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pretermit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pretermit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pretermit
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Pretermit
570 millions of speakers

English

pretermit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपेक्षा करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pretermit
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pretermit
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pretermit
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাদ দেত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pretermit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pretermit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pretermit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pretermit
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pretermit
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pretermit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bỏ qua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒதுக்கித் தள்ளு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वनिर्धारित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pretermit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pretermit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pretermit
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pretermit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pretermit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pretermit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pretermit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pretermit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pretermit

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRETERMIT»

The term «pretermit» is normally little used and occupies the 142.725 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRETERMIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pretermit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRETERMIT»

Discover the use of pretermit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pretermit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Garner's Modern American Usage
But if you must know how to spell it, preterit is preferred in AmE, preterite in BrE. pretermit (/pree-tәr-mit/) = to overlook or ignore purposely—e.g.: “I pretermit, because it is unworthy of serious notice, the argument from social welfare priorities.
Bryan Garner, 2009
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A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two ...
To Pretermit, v. a. preterir, omittir, pretermittir. perfeito. jPrevailing. s. a arçaô de pre-\ visaô, noticia ou conhecimen The preterimperfect tense, o pre | valecer, &c. Ve Tb prevail "I to anticipado, terito imperfeito. Prevailing, adj. prevalecente Prey,  ...
Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto, 1827
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A new dictionary of the English language
Fr. Pritermettre ; It. Pretekmi'ssion. ) Practermittere,pratermitir ; Lat. Pratermittere, ( prater, and mittere,) to send or cause to go. To go by, to pass by or beyond ; to neglect, to disregard. Yet his grace will not, when occasion shall serve, pretermit  ...
Charles Richardson, 1846
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A dictionary of the English and Portuguese languages
Pretermittido , a , adj. prefer* milted, a. a clairner, one that pre- Pretermitlfr, v. a. to pretermit, mis a right, or sues for an ( I. at. prcclermitterc.) posed. PresuppAsto, .«. m. See Pre- su|i|ioM(ad, and lntento. Pretencad, s. U See Preten- □id.
Antonio Vieyra, 1851
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The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language ...: ...
Pretermit'ted (p. from pretermit) Passed by, omitted. Pretermit'ting (p. &fro-7.' pretermit) Paffing by, omittwo. 'PRL'FERNAT'URAL (a-Fi. from 'be Lat. przeter besides, and natnra nature) Done in a manner different from the: common course of ...
John Ash, 1775
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Speech of Hon. James C. Jones, of Tennessee: Delivered in ...
The American party say, we pretermit any expression of opinion on that subject. What do you mean by the term " pretermit?" What does it mean, according to lexicographers? It means to pass by, or omit. Then you omit to declare any opinion ...
James Chamberlain Jones, 1856
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A Quiet and Sober Reckoning Vvhit M. Thomas Morton Somewhat ...
But now what hath Maldonatm here in the senten ce alleaged, that I should willinglie pretermit to answere,as beingoiiermatched therewith si? doth I' Maldonate say any- thing in this sentence that is not ' conformc to our Common doctrine of' ...
Robert Parsons, 1609
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Notes on the Contributions of the Rev. George Townsend, M.A. ...
1 pretermit the simonies, the sundry sorts of exactions (the like whereof was never yet heard) which they [the Court of Rome and particularly the Pope by whom he had just been excommunicated] incessantly practise on ecclesiastical persons.
Samuel Roffey Maitland, 1841
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Notes on the contributions of ... George Townsend ... to the ...
... to translate Cis- ner's book, or by some third person hitherto unheard of, and unsuspected, I do not pretend to decide ; but I will give one or two extracts from the translation. I pretermit sayth he, [the I pretermit the simonies, the Emperor ...
Samuel Roffey Maitland, John Foxe, 1841
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The Dutch Revolt
For that I may pretermit those of Groningen, the wise Frisians and those of Overijssel, Guelders, Cambrai and many others of the empire, the which always have obeyed to the jurisdiction of the Roman Emperor, have used his laws and statutes, ...
Martin van Gelderen, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRETERMIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pretermit is used in the context of the following news items.
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BP Business Economic Loss Claim Appeal 2015-1094: Entry of two …
... feature isn't satisfied, the CA will simply pretermit analysis of the customer mix feature. Moreover, the CA's Policy 474 states in Section II.C.:. «Legal Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Thoughts on Zivotofsky, Part Five: Why did the majority choose to …
... so as to pretermit any future congressional efforts to countermand or undermine presidential recognition decisions. In my next post, I'll briefly ... «Just Security, Jun 15»
3
Mootness and the 215 Challenges
... and punitive damages in his complaint, which, if nothing else, should pretermit any argument from the government that the case is now moot. «Just Security, Jun 15»
4
Argument analysis: The easy way or the hard way to decide an …
... implicitly suggesting that the Justices pretermit that possibility by reaching the equitable tolling question themselves. Fleming responded that ... «SCOTUSblog, Apr 15»
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UPDATED: Grand jury returns indictment in '88 homicide
The pretermit allows for further consideration at a later date. The decision means Will Robinson has been released from jail. Jake Robinson ... «Shreveport Times, Apr 15»
6
Indictment returned in 1988 Shreveport killing
However, dismissals have been entered in their cases since the Grand Jury failed to reach a decision on whether to indict them. The pretermit ... «KTBS, Apr 15»
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JEE Mains 2015: Application Forms Can Be Corrected From …
... in the IIT JEE Mains Online Application form are urged to follow the following steps and measures to pretermit the changes and errors. «All India Roundup, Jan 15»
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M.S Dhoni's retirement, unerring or fallacious decision
Nobody can pretermit his 148 vs Pak(Faisalabad,2006), the expeditious 224 vs Aus(Chennai,2013), or the resistive 71 vs Eng(Old Trafford ... «Sportskeeda, Dec 14»
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Guest Post: Drone Courts–A Response to Professor Vladeck
... future judicial proceedings – indeed, the entire justification for a 'drone court' is to pretermit the need for any subsequent judicial intervention. «Just Security, Dec 14»
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This Is Not The First Border Crisis. No New Laws Needed—Reagan …
... and then making a motion to “pretermit” the alien's application for relief and thus the alien's attempt to get his or her case continued for that ... «VDARE.com, Jul 14»

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