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pre-set

/pɹiːˈsɛt/

pre-set is the alternative form of preset.

Meaning of preset

Verb

preset (third-person singular simple present presets, present participle presetting, simple past and past participle preset)

  1. (transitive) To set something in advance.
    • I preset it the right way, so don't change any settings.

See all 5 meanings of preset

Forms of pre-set

third-person singular presentpre-sets
present participlepre-setting
past participlepre-set
pastpre-set

Origin of pre-set

From pre- + set.

Words that rhyme with pre-set

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Questions about pre-set

What is pre-set the alternative form of?
Pre-set is the alternative form of preset.
How do you pronounce pre-set?
Pre-set is pronounced /pɹiːˈsɛt/.

Words near pre-set in the dictionary

  1. pre-sees
  2. pre-sequel
  3. pre-sequels
  4. pre-series
  5. pre-service
  6. pre-set
  7. pre-sets
  8. pre-setting
  9. pre-shared
  10. pre-shared key
  11. pre-shared keys

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: pre-set (page history and authors); preset (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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