precondition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.

verb

To condition in advance

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹiːkənˌdɪʃən/ /ˈpɹikənˌdɪʃən/ /ˌpɹiːkənˈdɪʃən/ /ˌpɹikənˈdɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-VCcortex-precondition.wav /ˌpɹiːkənˈdəʃən/

Word forms

precondition preconditions pre-condition preconditioning preconditioned

Etymology

From pre- + condition.

Synonyms

prerequisite

Derived words

preconditional multipreconditioned nonpreconditioned

Translations

Armenian: նախապայման Azerbaijani: önşərt Bulgarian: предварително условие Bulgarian: предпоставка Chinese Mandarin: 前提 Chinese Mandarin: 先決條件 /先决条件 Danish: forudsætning Danish: betingelse Dutch: voorwaarde Finnish: edellytys Finnish: ehto Finnish: ennakkoehto French: condition préalable French: précondition Georgian: წინაპირობა German: Vorbedingung German: Voraussetzung Greek: προϋπόθεση Hungarian: előfeltétel Italian: prerequisito Italian: presupposto Japanese: 前提 Japanese: 前提条件 Korean: 전제 조건 Latvian: priekšnoteikums Norwegian Bokmål: forutsetning Norwegian Bokmål: betingelse Persian: پیش بایست Persian: پیش شرط Polish: warunek wstępny Portuguese: pré-condição Portuguese: pré-requisito Portuguese: prerrequisito Russian: предвари́тельное усло́вие Russian: предпосы́лка Swedish: förutsättning Swedish: betingelse Turkish: önşart Turkish: önkoşul

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