pre·tense

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• pre|tense — «prih TEHNS, PREE tehns», noun. 1. make believe; pretending: »My anger was all pretense. 2. a false appearance: »Under pretense of picking up the handkerchief, she took the money. In this great barrage against the pretensions and pretenses of his …   Useful english dictionary

• pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… …   English syllables

• tense — ex·tense; hor·tense; hy·per·tense; in·tense; pre·tense·less; tense; tense·less; tense·ly; tense·ness; pre·tense; in·tense·ly; in·tense·ness; tense·less·ly; tense·less·ness; …   English syllables

• pre-program — UK US verb [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pre program he/she/it pre programs present participle pre programming past tense pre progra …   Useful english dictionary

• pre-register — UK US verb [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pre register he/she/it pre registers present participle pre registering past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• pre-owned — (adj.) 1964, American English, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + past tense of OWN (Cf. own) (v.). An automobile dealer s euphemism for used …   Etymology dictionary

• pre|paid — «pree PAYD», verb. the past tense and past participle of prepay: »Send this shipment prepaid …   Useful english dictionary

• pre-empt — UK [priːˈempt] / US [prɪˈempt] verb [transitive] Word forms pre empt : present tense I/you/we/they pre empt he/she/it pre empts present participle pre empting past tense pre empted past participle pre empted to do or say something that stops… …   English dictionary

• pre-program — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms pre program : present tense I/you/we/they pre program he/she/it pre programs present participle pre programming past tense pre programmed past participle pre programmed to give a computer, vcr, or other… …   English dictionary

• pre-register — UK / US verb [intransitive] Word forms pre register : present tense I/you/we/they pre register he/she/it pre registers present participle pre registering past tense pre registered past participle pre registered tourism to give your details to a… …   English dictionary