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prescreened

prescreened is the simple past and past participle of prescreen.

Meaning of prescreen

Verb

prescreen (third-person singular simple present prescreens, present participle prescreening, simple past and past participle prescreened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To screen in advance for potential problems, especially as a preliminary screening before further screening.
    • We'll prescreen with a questionnaire, and for candidates who get past that stage, we'll screen further with an interview.

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Questions about prescreened

What is prescreened the simple past and past participle of?
Prescreened is the simple past and past participle of prescreen.

Words near prescreened in the dictionary

  1. Prescott Valley
  2. Prescottian
  3. Prescotts
  4. prescratched
  5. prescreen
  6. prescreened
  7. prescreening
  8. prescreenings
  9. prescreens
  10. prescribability
  11. prescribable

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