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preact

preact verb: to act or perform beforehand.

Verb

preact (third-person singular simple present preacts, present participle preacting, simple past and past participle preacted)

  1. To act or perform beforehand.

Forms of preact

third-person singular presentpreacts
present participlepreacting
past participlepreacted
pastpreacted

Origin of preact

From pre- + act.

Questions about preact

What does preact mean?
Preact means to act or perform beforehand.
What part of speech is preact?
Preact is a verb.
What is the past tense of preact?
The past tense of preact is preacted.

Words near preact in the dictionary

  1. preacquires
  2. preacquiring
  3. preacquisition
  4. preacquisitions
  5. preacquittal
  6. preact
  7. preacted
  8. preacting
  9. preaction
  10. preactions
  11. preactivate

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