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preclaim

preclaim verb: to claim an adoptable in advance (before completion or auction).

Verb

preclaim (third-person singular simple present preclaims, present participle preclaiming, simple past and past participle preclaimed)

  1. To claim an adoptable in advance (before completion or auction).

Noun

preclaim (plural preclaims)

  1. Claiming an adoptable in advance (before completion or auction).

Forms of preclaim

Verb
third-person singular presentpreclaims
present participlepreclaiming
past participlepreclaimed
pastpreclaimed
alternative formpre-claim
Noun
pluralpreclaims

Questions about preclaim

What does preclaim mean?
Preclaim means to claim an adoptable in advance (before completion or auction).
What part of speech is preclaim?
Preclaim can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of preclaim?
The past tense of preclaim is preclaimed.

Words near preclaim in the dictionary

  1. precited
  2. precivilisation
  3. precivilization
  4. precivilized
  5. precladistic
  6. preclaim
  7. preclair
  8. preclamol
  9. preclamped
  10. preclamping
  11. preclare

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