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preapply

preapply verb: to apply in advance.

Verb

preapply (third-person singular simple present preapplies, present participle preapplying, simple past and past participle preapplied)

  1. (transitive) To apply in advance.

Forms of preapply

third-person singular presentpreapplies
present participlepreapplying
past participlepreapplied
pastpreapplied

Origin of preapply

From pre- + apply.

Questions about preapply

What does preapply mean?
Preapply means to apply in advance.
What part of speech is preapply?
Preapply is a verb.
What is the past tense of preapply?
The past tense of preapply is preapplied.

Words near preapply in the dictionary

  1. preappetizers
  2. preapplication
  3. preapplications
  4. preapplied
  5. preapplies
  6. preapply
  7. preapplying
  8. preappoint
  9. preappointed
  10. preappointing
  11. preappointment

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