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pre-position

pre-position verb: to position (something) ahead of time. (The objects thus positioned are usually supplies, tools, instruments, weapons, or troops.).

Verb

pre-position (third-person singular simple present pre-positions, present participle pre-positioning, simple past and past participle pre-positioned)

  1. (transitive) To position (something) ahead of time. (The objects thus positioned are usually supplies, tools, instruments, weapons, or troops.)
    • She pre-positioned the surgical instruments in trays on a numbered rack.
    • The officers deemed it necessary to pre-position at least three battalions in case of a breakout.

Forms of pre-position

third-person singular presentpre-positions
present participlepre-positioning
past participlepre-positioned
pastpre-positioned
alternative formpreposition

Origin of pre-position

From pre- + position.

Questions about pre-position

What does pre-position mean?
Pre-position means to position (something) ahead of time. (The objects thus positioned are usually supplies, tools, instruments, weapons, or troops.).
What part of speech is pre-position?
Pre-position is a verb.
What is the past tense of pre-position?
The past tense of pre-position is pre-positioned.

Words near pre-position in the dictionary

  1. pre-poo
  2. pre-portion
  3. pre-portioned
  4. pre-portioning
  5. pre-portions
  6. pre-position
  7. pre-positioned
  8. pre-positioning
  9. pre-positions
  10. Pre-Pottery Neolithic
  11. Pre-Pottery Neolithic A

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