preattend
preattend verb: to attend ahead of time; to pay attention to or consider in advance.
Verb
preattend (third-person singular simple present preattends, present participle preattending, simple past and past participle preattended)
- To attend ahead of time; to pay attention to or consider in advance.
- While it had been previously concluded (Posner, 1980) that preattended locations are reached after shorter (manual) reaction times in comparison with non attended ones, the investigators mentioned above found, on the other hand, that saccadic reaction times were delayed for attended target...1995, J.M. Findlay, R. Walker, R.W. Kentridge, Eye Movement Research: Mechanisms, Processes and Applications, →ISBN
- Preattending is a preliminary step in learning; it involves looking at the materials, listening, and sitting quietly during instruction.2002, David W. Barnett, Susan H. Bell, Karen T. Carey, Designing Preschool Interventions: A Practitioner's Guide, →ISBN, page 174
Forms of preattend
| third-person singular present | preattends |
|---|---|
| present participle | preattending |
| past participle | preattended |
| past | preattended |
Origin of preattend
From pre- + attend.
Questions about preattend
- What does preattend mean?
- Preattend means to attend ahead of time; to pay attention to or consider in advance.
- What part of speech is preattend?
- Preattend is a verb.
- What is the past tense of preattend?
- The past tense of preattend is preattended.
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