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preobtain

preobtain verb: to obtain beforehand.

Verb

preobtain (third-person singular simple present preobtains, present participle preobtaining, simple past and past participle preobtained)

  1. (transitive) To obtain beforehand.

Forms of preobtain

third-person singular presentpreobtains
present participlepreobtaining
past participlepreobtained
pastpreobtained

Origin of preobtain

From pre- + obtain.

Questions about preobtain

What does preobtain mean?
Preobtain means to obtain beforehand.
What part of speech is preobtain?
Preobtain is a verb.
What is the past tense of preobtain?
The past tense of preobtain is preobtained.

Words near preobtain in the dictionary

  1. preoblongata
  2. preobrazhenskite
  3. preobservation
  4. preobservational
  5. preobservations
  6. preobtain
  7. preobtained
  8. preobtaining
  9. preobtains
  10. preoccipital
  11. preoccluded

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