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preplay

preplay verb: to visualize in advance.

Verb

preplay (third-person singular simple present preplays, present participle preplaying, simple past and past participle preplayed)

  1. (transitive) To visualize in advance.
    • Overall, mental imagery can and should be used for the following: To see success—A driver can develop his or her belief system by recalling past successes, and preplaying success in future events.2007, Ross Bentley, Speed Secrets 6: The Perfect Driver, page 16
    • Since my bullying days at St. Francis, I have preplayed and responded to every worst-case scenario I could imagine.2013, James Womack, Black Dad-White Dad: The James Womack Story, page 195

Adjective

preplay (not comparable)

  1. Before play begins.
    • a preplay negotiation period

Forms of preplay

third-person singular presentpreplays
present participlepreplaying
past participlepreplayed
pastpreplayed

Origin of preplay

From pre- + play.

Questions about preplay

What does preplay mean?
Preplay means to visualize in advance.
What part of speech is preplay?
Preplay can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of preplay?
The past tense of preplay is preplayed.

Words near preplay in the dictionary

  1. preplated
  2. preplatelet
  3. preplatelets
  4. preplates
  5. preplating
  6. preplay
  7. preplayed
  8. preplaying
  9. preplayoff
  10. preplays
  11. preplea

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