preterir
Spanish, verb/pɾeteˈɾiɾ/
preterir is spelled P-R-E-T-E-R-I-R (8 letters). Preterir is a Spanish verb meaning “to leave out, to omit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “No tener en cuenta, no prestar atención o hacer caso omiso de algo o de alguien”.
What does preterir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to leave out, to omit
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. No tener en cuenta, no prestar atención o hacer caso omiso de algo o de alguien. 2. No incluir o no mencionar en el testamento a los herederos forzosos, sin explícitamente desheredarlos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of preterir
- pretiero first-person present singular
- preterí first-person preterite singular
- preterido participle past
- e-i alternation
- pretiriendo gerund
- preterida feminine participle past
- preteridos masculine participle past
- preteridas feminine participle past
- pretiro first-person indicative present
- pretires indicative informal present
- preterís indicative informal present
- pretire indicative present singular
- preterimos first-person indicative plural
- pretiren indicative plural present
- pretería first-person imperfect indicative
- preterías imperfect indicative second-person
- preteríamos first-person imperfect indicative
- preteríais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preterir?
- /pɾeteˈɾiɾ/
- [pɾe.t̪eˈɾiɾ]
- [pɾet̪eˈɾiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preterir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.