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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

prematch en · ADJ

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 match English prematch From pre- + match.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Occurring before or in preparation for a match
    • Jessica Bennett, center rear, listening to prematch instructions. 2007 February 17, Tamar Lewin, “More Girls Take Part in High School Wrestling”, in New York Times:

prematch 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 match English prematch From pre- + match.

Meanings

  1. To match prior to some other operation

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
prematched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
prematched Tense=Past lexicographic
prematching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
prematches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic