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单词 pre-inform
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pre-informv.

Brit. /ˌpriːɪnˈfɔːm/, U.S. /ˌpriᵻnˈfɔrm/
Forms: see pre- prefix and inform v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, inform v.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + inform v.
transitive. To inform beforehand.
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society > communication > information > action of informing > give (information) [verb (transitive)] > inform (a person) > beforehand
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1602 T. A. Massacre of Money sig. F2 Swifter then lightling Tripos flies away, And preinformes her of what should ensue.
1791 Town & Country Mag. Suppl. 593/2 Being pre-informed that it would be a very mixed assembly.
1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor II. xiii. 162 I had pre-informed the family of my engagement to dine with the bishop, and they began a full chorus of interrogatories.
1831 D. E. Williams Life Sir T. Lawrence i. 271 It is very often necessary, in order to read a picture, to be pre-informed of the ideas intended to be conveyed.
1878 H. M. Stanley Through Dark Continent I. xvi. 423 As couriers had pre-informed us.
1972 Jrnl. Social Psychol. 87 297 If the Ss were not preinformed..they emitted more reinforced responses.
1995 Cellular Business (Nexis) July 40 Whereas these display-type kiosks still need to be attended by a salesperson, they can pre-inform new customers and answer some of the basic questions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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