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Webster 1828 Edition


Pre

PRE

, an English prefix, is the L. proe, before, probably a contracted word.

Definition 2024


pre

pre

See also: pré, pře, pre-, pré-, pře-, and Appendix:Variations of "pre"

English

Preposition

pre

  1. Before (something significant).
Derived terms
Quotations
  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:pre.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of precum.

Noun

pre (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate.

Verb

pre (third-person singular simple present pres, present participle preing, simple past and past participle pred or preed)

  1. (slang) To precum, to pre-ejaculate.

Anagrams


Albanian

Etymology

From Latin praeda.

Noun

pre f

  1. prey
  2. quarry

See also

  • viktimë

Lojban

Rafsi

pre

  1. rafsi of prenu.

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prê/

Adverb

prȅ (Cyrillic spelling пре̏)

  1. before, earlier

Preposition

prȅ (Cyrillic spelling пре̏)

  1. before
  2. ago