"pre-set" meaning in English

See pre-set in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pɹiːˈsɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-pre-set.wav Forms: pre-sets [present, singular, third-person], pre-setting [participle, present], pre-set [participle, past], pre-set [past]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From pre- + set. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|set}} pre- + set Head templates: {{en-verb|pre-sets|pre-setting|pre-set}} pre-set (third-person singular simple present pre-sets, present participle pre-setting, simple past and past participle pre-set)
  1. Alternative form of preset. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: preset

Inflected forms

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    },
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