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preponed

preponed is the simple past and past participle of prepone.

Meaning of prepone

Verb (1)

prepone (third-person singular simple present prepones, present participle preponing, simple past and past participle preponed)

  1. (India, transitive) To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.
    Antonyms:
    postpone

Verb (2)

prepone (third-person singular simple present prepones, present participle preponing, simple past and past participle preponed)

  1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To place or set (something) before.
    • I do pꝛepone and ſet the Loꝛd alwaye befoꝛe myne eyes: He is ſtyll at my right hande, leaſte I fall in anye wyſe.1549 September 30 (Gregorian calendar), Robert Crowley, transl., “The .xvi. Psalme”, in The Psalter of Dauid Newely Translated into Englysh Metre in Such Sort that It Maye the More Decently, and wyth...
    Synonyms:
    prefix, prepose

Questions about preponed

What is preponed the simple past and past participle of?
Preponed is the simple past and past participle of prepone.

Words near preponed in the dictionary

  1. prepondering
  2. preponderous
  3. preponderously
  4. preponders
  5. prepone
  6. preponed
  7. preponement
  8. prepones
  9. preponing
  10. prepontine
  11. prepopulate

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