aorist tense
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.95 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A grammatical category in some languages expressing perfective aspect and past tense of verbs; the aorist.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A set of verb forms in Ancient Greek featuring the grammatical category.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Of the Aorist Tense, as of the Perfect, there are two distinct forms: the older form, commonly called the Second Aorist; and the more recent, commonly called the First Aorist"
- "Simple past time is expressed by the aorist tense! The aorist tense describes the past action as a total event viewed in its entirety."