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pre¹

  • /ˈpɹi/

Where it comes from

From Latin prae (“in front of”); see pre-.

preposition

  1. Before (something significant). In the posting, Matthews said he wished that, “more blacks [sic] people would look into ancient beliefs of pre Christian Africa.”

pre²

  • /ˈpɹi/

Where it comes from

Clippings.

noun pres

  1. abbreviation, clipping, countable, in plural, slang, uncountable Clipping of predrinks This one's for a short and sweet pres before heading to the club. If you're aiming to get absolutely SMASHED in a short amount of time, this is the game for you!
  2. abbreviation, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable Clipping of precum
  3. abbreviation, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable Clipping of preparty The formal is about 95 per cent hype and hysteria, and about 5 per cent actual formal, and the pre-formal gathering of parents and kids is about as hypey and hysterical as it gets... After the pres, the night mirrors the increasing pain of high heels as they go from shiny and exciting to plain uncom
  4. UK, abbreviation, clipping, countable, dated, slang Clipping of prefect “If a pre looked in now —” “Or Quelch—!” grinned the Bounder. “They'd have him!” said Bob Cherry. “Better wake him up.”

verb pres · preing · pred · preed

  1. abbreviation, clipping, slang Clipping of pre-drink This view alone is reason enough to book up this place for a girl's weekend. Imagine preing outside the city lights, playing the Lemonade visual album full blast on Apple TV.
  2. abbreviation, clipping, slang Clipping of precum

PRE³

proper noun

  1. The station code of Prince Edward in Hong Kong.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: preceding, aww, pasture, rpe, ger, meadow, front, ante, advance, pte, erp, previous, preliminary, earlier, prior, before

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APA

pre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pre

Chicago

"pre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pre.

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@misc{pre_2026,
  title = {pre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}