presetverb [ T ]
uk/ˌpriːˈset/us/ˌpriːˈset/present participle presetting, past tense and past participle presetto prepare a machine so it will operate or stop later:
[ + to infinitive ] I'll preset the oven to come on at 5 p.m.
to arrange for or agree to something:
The agenda for the meeting has been preset.
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Preparing
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- break sb in
- build-up
- calibrate
- draw
- forewarn
- gear
- gird
- gird yourself idiom
- groundwork
- homework
- lay the basis/foundations for sth idiom
- preparation
- roll
- steel
- suit
- suit up
- work (yourself) up to sth
- work your way around to sth idiom
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presetadjective
uk/ˈpriː.set/us/ˈpriː.set/arranged, agreed, or chosen earlier:
We have a device which switches the lights on at a preset time in the evening.
The stock will be sold at a preset price.
relating to part of a machine that is used to prepare it to operate or stop later:
Press and hold the numeric preset button.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preparing
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- break sb in
- build-up
- calibrate
- draw
- forewarn
- gear
- gird
- gird yourself idiom
- groundwork
- homework
- lay the basis/foundations for sth idiom
- preparation
- roll
- steel
- suit
- suit up
- work (yourself) up to sth
- work your way around to sth idiom
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