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preselect

preselect verb: to select in advance.

Verb

preselect (third-person singular simple present preselects, present participle preselecting, simple past and past participle preselected)

  1. (transitive) To select in advance.
    Synonyms:
    forechoose

Synonyms of preselect

Forms of preselect

third-person singular presentpreselects
present participlepreselecting
past participlepreselected
pastpreselected

Origin of preselect

From pre- + select.

Words formed from preselect

Questions about preselect

What does preselect mean?
Preselect means to select in advance.
What part of speech is preselect?
Preselect is a verb.
What is the past tense of preselect?
The past tense of preselect is preselected.

Words near preselect in the dictionary

  1. presegregation
  2. preseismic
  3. preseizural
  4. preseizure
  5. Preseka
  6. preselect
  7. preselectable
  8. preselected
  9. preselecting
  10. preselection
  11. preselectional

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