predoneadj.

Brit.

/priːˈdʌn/, U.S.

/priˈdən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, done adj.¹

Etymology: < pre- prefix + done adj.¹ In sense 1 apparently after fordone adj. by misinterpretation of the prefix as fore- prefix. With sense 2 compare earlier foredone adj. at fore- prefix 1b(b)(i).

†1. Exhausted, overcome. Cf. fordone adj. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1859 C. Kingsley in Lett. Mem. of Life (1879) II. xviii. 99 I am..as one desperate and predone with work of various kinds at once.

2. That has already been done; done, completed, or prepared beforehand.

ΚΠ

1912 J. E. Harrison Themis ii. 44 Such a dance generalized, universalized, is material for the next stage, the dance pre-done.

1986 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 2 July 11/2 It was not uncommon to see a man run up to a vehicle.., shove a pre-done citation through an open window to the driver, and then disappear into the night.

2000 M. A. Young & D. Nussbaum Compl. Idiot's Guide decorating your Home (ed. 2) iv. 39 For a look at what other eyes have chosen, there are many predone color schemes sold through large retailers.

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

单词	predone
释义	predoneadj. Brit. /priːˈdʌn/, U.S. /priˈdən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, done adj.¹ Etymology: < pre- prefix + done adj.¹ In sense 1 apparently after fordone adj. by misinterpretation of the prefix as fore- prefix. With sense 2 compare earlier foredone adj. at fore- prefix 1b(b)(i). †1. Exhausted, overcome. Cf. fordone adj. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1859 C. Kingsley in Lett. Mem. of Life (1879) II. xviii. 99 I am..as one desperate and predone with work of various kinds at once. 2. That has already been done; done, completed, or prepared beforehand. ΚΠ 1912 J. E. Harrison Themis ii. 44 Such a dance generalized, universalized, is material for the next stage, the dance pre-done. 1986 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 2 July 11/2 It was not uncommon to see a man run up to a vehicle.., shove a pre-done citation through an open window to the driver, and then disappear into the night. 2000 M. A. Young & D. Nussbaum Compl. Idiot's Guide decorating your Home (ed. 2) iv. 39 For a look at what other eyes have chosen, there are many predone color schemes sold through large retailers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1859
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