Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preselect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: pre-s-e-lect
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To select in advance.

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- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin sēlegō Latin sēlēctuslbor. English select English preselect From pre- + select.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

preselects (present, singular) preselecting (participle, present) preselected (participle, past) preselected (past)

Derived Forms

nonpreselected preselectable

Synonyms

forechoose

Questions

What does preselect mean?: To select in advance.
Where does preselect 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- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin sēlegō Latin sēlēctuslbor. English select English preselect From pre- + select.

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