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prescreening

prescreening is the present participle and gerund 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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Noun

prescreening (plural prescreenings)

  1. A screening for problems in advance.

Forms of prescreening

pluralprescreenings

Questions about prescreening

What does prescreening mean?
Prescreening means a screening for problems in advance.
What is prescreening the present participle and gerund of?
Prescreening is the present participle and gerund of prescreen.
What part of speech is prescreening?
Prescreening is a noun.
What is the plural of prescreening?
The plural of prescreening is prescreenings.

Words near prescreening in the dictionary

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

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