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pretightens

pretightens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pretighten.

Meaning of pretighten

Verb

pretighten (third-person singular simple present pretightens, present participle pretightening, simple past and past participle pretightened)

  1. (transitive) To tighten (bolts, etc.) in advance.

Questions about pretightens

What is pretightens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pretightens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pretighten.

Words near pretightens in the dictionary

  1. pretickets
  2. pretied
  3. pretighten
  4. pretightened
  5. pretightening
  6. pretightens
  7. Pretiglian
  8. pretilachlor
  9. pretilt
  10. pretilts
  11. pretimed

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