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prepone¹

  • /ˈpriːˌpoːn/ India
  • /ˈpriː.pɒn/ India
  • /ˌpriˈpoʊn/ US
  • /ˌpriːˈpəʊn/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊn

Where it comes from

Blend of pre- + postpone, 1913.

verb prepones · preponing · preponed · pre-pone

  1. India, transitive To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.

    Similar: advance, bring forward, hasten, antedate, expedite, move up · Opposite: postpone

prepone²

  • /ˈpriːˌpoːn/ India
  • /ˈpriː.pɒn/ India
  • /ˌpriˈpoʊn/ US
  • /ˌpriːˈpəʊn/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊn

Where it comes from

From Latin praepōnō.

verb prepones · preponing · preponed

  1. obsolete, rare, transitive To place or set (something) before. I do pꝛepone and ſet the Loꝛd alwaye befoꝛe myne eyes: He is ſtyll at my right hande, leaſte I fall in anye wyſe.

    Similar: prefix, prepose

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@misc{prepone_2026,
  title = {prepone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prepone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}