preprep.

Brit.

/priː/, U.S.

/pri/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pre- prefix.

Etymology: < pre- prefix. Compare post prep.

Previous or prior to; = before prep. 7a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > antecedence [preposition] > before

aforeeOE

toOE

toforea1000

atforea1250

forouthc1375

fornea1400

forrow1474

tilla1616

in advance1680

A1807

pre1960

1960 ‘J. Wyndham’ Emptiness of Space in New Worlds Nov. 49 Oldish pattern..she's pre the standardization of winding keys, so that takes us back a bit.

1975 H. Kissinger in Dept. of State Bull. 6 Oct. 532 Pre my being in office; those decisions were made in the previous Administration.

1992 Univ. Oxf. Bot. Garden News Autumn 4 One historical tree remains, the Tulip tree (Liriodendron), which was almost certainly planted pre 1700 and is now the oldest surviving tree in Wadham.

2005 Courier-Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 19 Sept. 22 Not an engagement party—a pre-wedding party, and we all know when you have them. Pre a wedding? That's right.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre
释义	preprep. Brit. /priː/, U.S. /pri/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pre- prefix. Etymology: < pre- prefix. Compare post prep. Previous or prior to; = before prep. 7a. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > antecedence [preposition] > before aforeeOE toOE toforea1000 atforea1250 forouthc1375 fornea1400 forrow1474 tilla1616 in advance1680 A1807 pre1960 1960 ‘J. Wyndham’ Emptiness of Space in New Worlds Nov. 49 Oldish pattern..she's pre the standardization of winding keys, so that takes us back a bit. 1975 H. Kissinger in Dept. of State Bull. 6 Oct. 532 Pre my being in office; those decisions were made in the previous Administration. 1992 Univ. Oxf. Bot. Garden News Autumn 4 One historical tree remains, the Tulip tree (Liriodendron), which was almost certainly planted pre 1700 and is now the oldest surviving tree in Wadham. 2005 Courier-Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 19 Sept. 22 Not an engagement party—a pre-wedding party, and we all know when you have them. Pre a wedding? That's right. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : pre-prefix < prep.1960 see also
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preprep.

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