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preappointing

preappointing is the present participle and gerund of preappoint.

Meaning of preappoint

Verb

preappoint (third-person singular simple present preappoints, present participle preappointing, simple past and past participle preappointed)

  1. (transitive) To appoint beforehand.
    • I am no man whom it is desirable to be too close to — an unhappy mortal — at least, with nerves that preappoint me to continual pain and loneliness.1839 Thomas Carlyle, from letter quoted in Thomas Carlyle; a History of the First Forty Years of His Life by James Anthony Froude

Questions about preappointing

What is preappointing the present participle and gerund of?
Preappointing is the present participle and gerund of preappoint.

Words near preappointing in the dictionary

  1. preapplies
  2. preapply
  3. preapplying
  4. preappoint
  5. preappointed
  6. preappointing
  7. preappointment
  8. preappointments
  9. preappoints
  10. preappraised
  11. preapprehension

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