Dictionary

prerequisite en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/ (US)
• /pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ (UK)

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 requisite English prerequisite From pre- + requisite.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
   • A good command of Spanish is prerequisite for enrolling in this course.
   • The prerequisite warm-up to the match was ignored.

Deriveds

non-prerequisite

Translations (13)

ka წინაპირობა (indispensable) · fr prérequis (indispensable) · de vorauszusetzen (indispensable) · ka აუცილებელი (indispensable) · de zwingend erforderlich (indispensable) · cs nutný (indispensable) · de als Vorbedingung geltend (indispensable) · ar لَازِم (indispensable) · de unabdingbar (indispensable) · fr nécessaire (indispensable) · cs nezbytný (indispensable) · fr préalable (indispensable) · de unverzichtbar (indispensable)

prerequisite en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/ (US)
• /pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ (UK)

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 requisite English prerequisite From pre- + requisite.

Meanings

1. Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.
   • A degree is a prerequisite for entry into this profession.
   • Only a full-scale analysis of the origin and development of our sensations and ideas can provide this knowledge; so Hartley's associationist psychology becomes the prerequisite for moral knowledge. 1995, Richard Olson, Science Deified & Science Defied:
   • If you examine the prerequisites list, you will notice it does not include bootstrapper packages for the Office 2003 PIAs. 2009, Rob Bovey, Stephen Bullen, Dennis Wallentin, John Green, Professional Excel Development:
2. A course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started.
   • Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics.

Forms

Deriveds

nonprerequisite · non-prerequisite

Hypernyms

requisite

Relateds

requirement · corequisite · perquisite

Synonyms

prereq

Translations (59)

sv betingelse (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · de Voraussetzung (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · bg предпоставка (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · fa پیشنیاز (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · nl voorwaarde (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · nb betingelse (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · ar وُجُوب (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · tr ön koşul (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · fi esitietovaatimus (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · de Unabdingbarkeit (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · hu előfeltétel (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · sh predúvjet (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · es prerrequisito (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · de Vorbedingung (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · fa پیشنیاز (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · cmn 前提 (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · ka წინასწარი მოთხოვნა (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · ja 前提 (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · kk алғышарт (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · pt pré-requisito (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · nb forutsetning (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · lv priekšnoteikums (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · pl warunek wstępny (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · cs předpoklad (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · sh преду́вјет (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · fi edellytys (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · da forudsætning (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · ru предусловие (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · nl vereiste (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · sh predúvjet (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · az şərait (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · hu előkövetelmény (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · fi ennakkoehto (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · ar اِحْتِيَاج (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · sh преду́слов (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · ru предпосы́лка (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · es requisito previo (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · ka წინაპირობა (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · et eeldus (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · sh преду́слов (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · az zəmin (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · pt pré-requisito (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · nl vereiste (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · fr préalable (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · cmn 先修(課程) /先修 (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · fr prérequis (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · sh predúslov (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · de Teilnahmevoraussetzung (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · fr prérequis (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · sh predúslov (a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) · es condición previa (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · ka წინაპირობა (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · sh преду́вјет (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · sv förutsättning (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · fo treyt (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · ja 前提条件 (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · de zwingendes Erfordernis (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · ar شَرْط (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) · id prasyarat (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else)