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pre-positions

pre-positions is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pre-position.

Meaning of pre-position

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.

Questions about pre-positions

What is pre-positions the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pre-positions is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pre-position.

Words near pre-positions in the dictionary

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

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