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prework

prework adjective: prior to starting work.

Adjective

prework (not comparable)

  1. Prior to starting work.

Noun

prework (uncountable)

  1. Work done in preparation.
    • We do prework on the clay for the next day, then it’s a beer at the tavern, and back on the subway.2009 August 2, Robin Finn, “When Batter Up Means Up at 4:30”, in New York Times

Forms of prework

third-person singular presentpreworks
present participlepreworking
past participlepreworked
pastpreworked

Origin of prework

From pre- + work.

Questions about prework

What does prework mean?
Prework means prior to starting work.
What part of speech is prework?
Prework can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near prework in the dictionary

  1. prewires
  2. prewiring
  3. prewithdrawal
  4. Prewitt
  5. Prewitts
  6. prework
  7. preworkout
  8. preworkouts
  9. preworkshop
  10. preworldly
  11. preworn

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