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pre

/ˈpɹi/

pre preposition: before (something significant). Also the clipping of predrinks.

Preposition

pre

  1. Before (something significant).
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Proper noun capitalized: PRE

PRE

  1. The station code of Prince Edward in Hong Kong.

Also used as

pre is also the clipping of predrinks.

pre is also the clipping of precum.

pre is also the clipping of preparty.

pre is also the clipping of prefect.

pre is also the clipping of pre-drink.

Forms of pre

Noun
pluralpres
Verb
third-person singular presentpres
present participlepreing
past participlepred
pastpred
past participlepreed
pastpreed

Origin of pre

From Latin prae (“in front of”); see pre-.

Clippings.

Words formed from pre

Phrases with pre

Questions about pre

What does pre mean?
Pre means before (something significant).
What part of speech is pre?
Pre can be a preposition or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce pre?
Pre is pronounced /ˈpɹi/.

Words near pre in the dictionary

  1. PRCS
  2. PRCV
  3. PRD
  4. prDNA
  5. prDNAs
  6. pre
  7. pre cum
  8. pre mortem
  9. pre-
  10. pre-abelian category
  11. pre-Abrahamic

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: pre (page history and authors); PRE (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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