English Dictionary
Definition pre- in British English
pre- prefix
prefix/priː/
1
before: used with many nouns, verbs, or adjectives
Example
Example
pre-school programmes (=for children who are too young for school)
Example
precooked meals (=that you buy to take home and heat)
Related Words
Words related to pre-:
pre- (prefix)
pre-action protocol (noun)
pre-agreed (adjective)
pre-cation (noun)
pre-Columbian (adjective)
pre-drinking (noun)
pre-eclampsia (noun)
pre-eminent (adjective)
pre-empt (verb)
pre-emptive (adjective)
pre-existing (adjective)
pre-meeting (noun)
pre-order (verb)
pre-owned (adjective)
pre-prandial (adjective)
pre-production (adjective)
pre-program (verb)
pre-qualify (verb)
pre-Raphaelite (adjective)
pre-register (verb)
pre-roll (noun)
pre-school (adjective)
pre-tax (adjective)
pre-teen (adjective)
pre-war (adjective)
pre-weekend (adjective)
premed (noun)