pre-actionn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːˈakʃn/, U.S.

/ˌpriˈækʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, action n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + action n. Compare post-classical Latin preactio (1344 in a British source).

A. n.

Prior or previous action; action taking place before something.

ΚΠ

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. ii. 61 An iron..being already informed by the Loadstone and polarily determined by its preaction .

1777 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 67 270 If ever the force F shall cease to act, the sphere will instantly revolve with its primitive velocity (c) about the axis it then may have been brought to take by the preaction of that force.

1796 C. Caldwell Attempt Three Phenomena Fever 10 These phenomena can no more occur, than an effect can..take place without the pre-existence and pre-action of its cause.

1804 Times 26 Apr. 1/1 In morals and in physic, there were principles of pre-action.

1955 Phylon 16 146 No matter what its form, it [sc. social protest] is a sort of pre-action at the level of restlessness, tension, indecision.

1994 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 30 Jan. 4 f Many older drivers are compensating for diminution of some faculties by placing great emphasis on pre-action as a means to avoid the need for quicker reactions.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the period before an action, esp. a legal action.

ΚΠ

1938 Columbia Law Rev. 38 1194 The objection to pre-action discovery on the ground that it will allow ‘fishing out a case’ is not particularly sound.

1952 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 13 523 Pre-action considerations are in terms of probable consequences.

2002 Daily Tel. 25 Apr. 14/3 The pre-action protocols have forced lawyers to become more workmanlike in their relations with each other.

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

单词	pre-action
释义	pre-actionn.adj. Brit. /ˌpriːˈakʃn/, U.S. /ˌpriˈækʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, action n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + action n. Compare post-classical Latin preactio (1344 in a British source). A. n. Prior or previous action; action taking place before something. ΚΠ 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. ii. 61 An iron..being already informed by the Loadstone and polarily determined by its preaction . View more context for this quotation 1777 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 67 270 If ever the force F shall cease to act, the sphere will instantly revolve with its primitive velocity (c) about the axis it then may have been brought to take by the preaction of that force. 1796 C. Caldwell Attempt Three Phenomena Fever 10 These phenomena can no more occur, than an effect can..take place without the pre-existence and pre-action of its cause. 1804 Times 26 Apr. 1/1 In morals and in physic, there were principles of pre-action. 1955 Phylon 16 146 No matter what its form, it [sc. social protest] is a sort of pre-action at the level of restlessness, tension, indecision. 1994 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 30 Jan. 4 f Many older drivers are compensating for diminution of some faculties by placing great emphasis on pre-action as a means to avoid the need for quicker reactions. B. adj. Of or relating to the period before an action, esp. a legal action. ΚΠ 1938 Columbia Law Rev. 38 1194 The objection to pre-action discovery on the ground that it will allow ‘fishing out a case’ is not particularly sound. 1952 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 13 523 Pre-action considerations are in terms of probable consequences. 2002 Daily Tel. 25 Apr. 14/3 The pre-action protocols have forced lawyers to become more workmanlike in their relations with each other. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1646
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