plural of pre

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pre.

Abbreviation of present. / Abbreviation of presidential. / Abbreviation of presumed. / Abbreviation of presumptive.

Abbreviation of presentation. / Abbreviation of president. / Abbreviation of presidency.

present participle of pre

Before Christopher Columbus's voyages of the 1490s introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas.

Alternative form of preset

(colloquial) already distressed before purchase, artificially made to look worn and old (usually applied to clothes or furniture)

A member of any race that predates Adam. / A believer in pre-Adamitism.

Of or pertaining to a race that predates Adam; pre-human.