preterirar

Ido

Etymology

From preter +‎ irar or preter- +‎ irar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preteriˈrar/

Verb

preterirar (present preteriras, past preteriris, future preteriros, conditional preterirus, imperative preterirez)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to pass (by), go beyond

   Departinte ante ni, la amiki arivis pos ni; nam ni rajuntis li e preteriris li.

   Having departed before us, our friends arrived after us; for we overtook them and passed them by.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) to overreach

Usage notes

Preterirar is used when the subject goes past an object that stands still, but devancar indicates that the object moves as well, and moves in the same direction as the subject.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preterirar

		present		past		future
infinitive		preterirar		preteririr		preteriror
tense		preteriras		preteriris		preteriros
conditional		preterirus
imperative		preterirez
adjective active participle		preteriranta		preteririnta		preterironta
adverbial active participle		preterirante		preteririnte		preterironte
nominal active participle	singular	preteriranto		preteririnto		preterironto
	plural	preteriranti		preteririnti		preterironti
adjective passive participle		preterirata		preteririta		preterirota
adverbial passive participle		preterirate		preteririte		preterirote
nominal passive participle	singular	preterirato		preteririto		preteriroto
	plural	preterirati		preteririti		preteriroti

See also

• devancar