Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preregister

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: pre-reg-is-ter
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To register for something (especially for a course of education) prior to its start.

Intransitive verb

verb

To register or enroll (a person, especially a student) prior to the start of something.

Transitive verb

verb

To register (a study design and its planned statistical analysis) before the study by reporting (them) in the scientific literature via a registered report.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English register English preregister From pre- + register.

Usage

Inflected Forms

preregisters (present, singular) preregistering (participle, present) preregistered (participle, past) preregistered (past)

Frequently Paired Words

preregistration

Questions

What does preregister mean?: To register for something (especially for a course of education) prior to its start.
Where does preregister come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English register English preregister From pre- + register.

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