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preinform

preinform verb: to inform in advance.

Verb

preinform (third-person singular simple present preinforms, present participle preinforming, simple past and past participle preinformed)

  1. (transitive) To inform in advance.
    • It is also important to identify a backup contact and also to preinform the contacts of who is responsible to contact them from your firm.2005, David Edward Marcinko, Insurance and Risk Management Strategies for Physicians and Advisors, page 164

Forms of preinform

third-person singular presentpreinforms
present participlepreinforming
past participlepreinformed
pastpreinformed

Origin of preinform

From pre- + inform.

Questions about preinform

What does preinform mean?
Preinform means to inform in advance.
What part of speech is preinform?
Preinform is a verb.
What is the past tense of preinform?
The past tense of preinform is preinformed.

Words near preinform in the dictionary

  1. preinfested
  2. preinfiltration
  3. preinflammatory
  4. preinflation
  5. preinflectional
  6. preinform
  7. preinformed
  8. preinforming
  9. preinforms
  10. preinfundibular
  11. preinfusion

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