| 释义 |
precontract
pre·con·tract P0513550 (prē-kŏn′trăkt)n. An existing contract, such as the marriage contract, that incapacitates the maker from entering into any additional contract of the same kind.adj. Of or relating to occurrences or states prior to a contract: precontract negotiations; precontract positions.
pre′con·tract′ (-kən-trăkt′) v.precontract n a contract or arrangement made beforehand, esp a betrothal vb 1. to betroth or enter into a betrothal by previous agreement 2. to make (an agreement, etc) by prior arrangement pre•con•tract (n. priˈkɒn trækt; v. ˌpri kənˈtrækt, priˈkɒn trækt)
n. 1. a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature. v.t. 2. to bind by means of a precontract. v.i. 3. to make a precontract. [1375–1425] pre`con•trac′tu•al (-ˈtræk tʃu əl) adj. precontract
Past participle: precontracted
Gerund: precontracting
| Imperative |
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| precontract | | precontract |
| Present |
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| I precontract | | you precontract | | he/she/it precontracts | | we precontract | | you precontract | | they precontract |
| Preterite |
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| I precontracted | | you precontracted | | he/she/it precontracted | | we precontracted | | you precontracted | | they precontracted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am precontracting | | you are precontracting | | he/she/it is precontracting | | we are precontracting | | you are precontracting | | they are precontracting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have precontracted | | you have precontracted | | he/she/it has precontracted | | we have precontracted | | you have precontracted | | they have precontracted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was precontracting | | you were precontracting | | he/she/it was precontracting | | we were precontracting | | you were precontracting | | they were precontracting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had precontracted | | you had precontracted | | he/she/it had precontracted | | we had precontracted | | you had precontracted | | they had precontracted |
| Future |
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| I will precontract | | you will precontract | | he/she/it will precontract | | we will precontract | | you will precontract | | they will precontract |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have precontracted | | you will have precontracted | | he/she/it will have precontracted | | we will have precontracted | | you will have precontracted | | they will have precontracted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be precontracting | | you will be precontracting | | he/she/it will be precontracting | | we will be precontracting | | you will be precontracting | | they will be precontracting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been precontracting | | you have been precontracting | | he/she/it has been precontracting | | we have been precontracting | | you have been precontracting | | they have been precontracting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been precontracting | | you will have been precontracting | | he/she/it will have been precontracting | | we will have been precontracting | | you will have been precontracting | | they will have been precontracting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been precontracting | | you had been precontracting | | he/she/it had been precontracting | | we had been precontracting | | you had been precontracting | | they had been precontracting |
| Conditional |
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| I would precontract | | you would precontract | | he/she/it would precontract | | we would precontract | | you would precontract | | they would precontract |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have precontracted | | you would have precontracted | | he/she/it would have precontracted | | we would have precontracted | | you would have precontracted | | they would have precontracted |
Precontract
PRECONTRACT. An engagement entered into by a person, which renders him unable to enter into another; as a promise or covenant of marriage to be had afterwards. When made per verba de presenti, it is in fact a marriage, and in that case the party making it cannot marry another person. |