pretermit
pre·ter·mit
(prē′tər-mĭt′)tr.v. pre·ter·mit·ted, pre·ter·mit·ting, pre·ter·mits
1. To disregard intentionally or allow to pass unnoticed or unmentioned.
2. To fail to do or include; omit.
3. To interrupt or terminate.
[Latin praetermittere : praeter, beyond; see preterite + mittere, to let go.]
pre′ter·mis′sion (-mĭsh′ən) n.
pre′ter·mit′ter n.
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pretermit
(ˌpriːtəˈmɪt)vb (tr) , -mits, -mitting or -mitted
1. to overlook intentionally; disregard
2. to fail to do; neglect; omit
[C16: from Latin praetermittere to let pass, from preter- + mittere to send, release]
pretermission n
ˌpreterˈmitter n
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pre•ter•mit
(ˌpri tərˈmɪt)v.t. -mit•ted, -mit•ting.
1. to let pass without notice; disregard.
2. to leave undone; neglect; omit.
3. to suspend or interrupt.
[1505–15; < Latin praetermittere=praeter- preter- + mittere to let go, send]
pre`ter•mis′sion (-ˈmɪʃ ən) n.
pre`ter•mit′ter, n.
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pretermit
- To pass over or ignore something.See also related terms for ignore.
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pretermit
Past participle: pretermitted
Gerund: pretermitting
| Imperative |
|---|
| pretermit |
| pretermit |
| Present |
|---|
| I pretermit |
| you pretermit |
| he/she/it pretermits |
| we pretermit |
| you pretermit |
| they pretermit |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I pretermitted |
| you pretermitted |
| he/she/it pretermitted |
| we pretermitted |
| you pretermitted |
| they pretermitted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Future |
|---|
| I will pretermit |
| you will pretermit |
| he/she/it will pretermit |
| we will pretermit |
| you will pretermit |
| they will pretermit |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would pretermit |
| you would pretermit |
| he/she/it would pretermit |
| we would pretermit |
| you would pretermit |
| they would pretermit |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have pretermitted |
| you would have pretermitted |
| he/she/it would have pretermitted |
| we would have pretermitted |
| you would have pretermitted |
| they would have pretermitted |
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