precut en · 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 cut English precut From pre- + cut.
Meanings
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(transitive) To cut in advance.
Before the competition opened, inspectors were backstage opening pots, checking vegetable bags to make sure none had been precut […].
2009 January 28, Elaine Sciolino, “With Cowbells and Oxtails, Culinary Olympics Begin”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| precuts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| precut | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| precut | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| precutting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |