preprogram
preprogram verb: to program something in advance.
Verb
preprogram (third-person singular simple present preprograms, present participle preprogramming or (rare) preprograming, simple past and past participle preprogrammed or (rare) preprogramed)
- To program something in advance.
- To predispose to certain thoughts or behaviours.
- hard-wired behavior, or behavior that a dog's genetics have preprogrammed him to do
- But while Lois getting it that the entire cottage was a no-go area might mean that she was preprogrammed by thousands of years of dragons raising their dragonlets in dens, I wondered if that was all it was.2007, Robin McKinley, Dragonhaven, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 149
Forms of preprogram
| third-person singular present | preprograms |
|---|---|
| present participle | preprogramming |
| past participle | preprogrammed |
| past | preprogrammed |
| alternative form | preprogramme |
| present participle (rare) | preprograming |
| past participle (rare) | preprogramed |
| past (rare) | preprogramed |
Origin of preprogram
From pre- + program.
Questions about preprogram
- What does preprogram mean?
- Preprogram means to program something in advance.
- What part of speech is preprogram?
- Preprogram is a verb.
- What is the past tense of preprogram?
- The past tense of preprogram is preprogrammed.
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