单词 | pre-inform |
释义 | pre-informv. transitive. To inform beforehand. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > action of informing > give (information) [verb (transitive)] > inform (a person) > beforehand foretella1400 pre-inform1602 premention1606 pre-acquaint1607 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). < v.1602 |
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