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presoak en · NOUN

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 soak English presoak From pre- + soak.

Meanings

1. An initial soak.
2. A preparation used in such a soak.
3. A cycle of a washing machine during which this occurs.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
presoaks	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (3)

es prerremojo (An initial soak) · it prelavaggio (An initial soak) · bg накисване (An initial soak)

presoak 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 soak English presoak From pre- + soak.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To soak in advance.
   • to presoak lentils before cooking
2. (transitive) To soak laundry in cold water prior to washing, sometimes with the addition of a biological or other preparation.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
presoaked	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
presoaked	Tense=Past		lexicographic
presoaks	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
presoaking	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Translations (3)

bg накисвам (To soak in advance) · es prerremojar (To soak in advance) · it prelavare (To soak in advance)