precondition

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

precondition

/ˈpɹiːkənˌdɪʃən/ UK
/ˈpɹikənˌdɪʃən/ Canada, US
/ˈpɹiːkənˌdɪʃən/ Australia
/ˈpɹiːkənˌdɪʃən/ New Zealand
/ˌpɹiːkənˈdɪʃən/ UK
/ˌpɹikənˈdɪʃən/ Canada, US
/ˌpɹiːkənˈdɪʃən/ Australia
/ˌpɹiːkənˈdəʃən/ New Zealand

noun preconditions · pre-condition

A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action. A marriage licence is a precondition for a wedding.
Similar: prerequisite
A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.

verb preconditions · preconditioning · preconditioned · pre-condition

To condition in advance The hearts were preconditioned by either ischemia or bradykinin or adenosine.

Translations

Every language

noun preexisting requirement

한국어	전제 조건 jeonje jogeon
日本語	前提 zentei, 前提条件 zentei jōken
中文	前提 qiántí, 先決條件 /先决条件 xiānjué tiáojiàn
Português	pré-condição, pré-requisito, prerrequisito
Français	condition préalable, précondition
Deutsch	Vorbedingung, Voraussetzung
Italiano	prerequisito, presupposto
Ελληνικά	προϋπόθεση proÿpóthesi
Русский	предвари́тельное усло́вие predvarítelʹnoje uslóvije, предпосы́лка predposýlka

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"precondition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/precondition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{precondition_2026,
  title = {precondition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/precondition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}