pre

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹi/

Etymology 1

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

Preposition

pre

1. Before (something significant).

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:pre.

Derived terms

• pre-existing

Etymology 2

Clippings.

Noun

pre (countable and uncountable, plural pres)

1. (slang, in the plural) Clipping of predrinks.
2. (slang) Clipping of precum.
3. (slang) Clipping of preparty.
4. (UK, dated, slang) Clipping of prefect.
   • 1950, Charles Hamilton, Billy Bunter's Postal Order

     “If a pre looked in now —”
     “Or Quelch—!” grinned the Bounder.
     “They'd have him!” said Bob Cherry. “Better wake him up.”

Verb

pre (third-person singular simple present pres, present participle preing, simple past and past participle pred or preed)

1. (slang) Clipping of pre-drink.
2. (slang) Clipping of precum.

Anagrams

• EPR, ERP, PER, Per., RPE, Rep, Rep., per, per-, per., rep

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin praeda.

Noun

pre f

1. prey
2. quarry

See also

• viktimë

Lawi

Noun

pre

1. hail

Further reading

• Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• prȉje (Ijekavian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prê/

Adverb

prȅ (Cyrillic spelling пре̏)

1. before, earlier

Preposition

prȅ (Cyrillic spelling пре̏) [with genitive]

1. before
2. ago

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *per, from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɛ/

Preposition

pre [with accusative]

1. for, for the sake of

   Synonyms: kvôli, za
2. for, because of, due to

   Synonyms: skrz, skrze, následkom, vďaka, vinou

Further reading

• “pre”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe/ [ˈpɾe]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: pre

Noun

pre m (plural pres)

1. (obsolete) loan

Derived terms

Further reading

• “pre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping of pare, which is a clipping of kumpare, which is from Spanish compadre.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe/ [ˈpɾɛ]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: pre

Noun

pre (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ) (slang)

1. buddy; bro

Umbrian

Preposition

pre (late Iguvine)

1. See 𐌐𐌓𐌄 (pre).

Romanization

pre

1. romanization of 𐌐𐌓𐌄