"prebuild" meaning in English

See prebuild in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From pre- + build. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|build}} pre- + build Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prebuild (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of pre-build. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: pre-build
    Sense id: en-prebuild-en-adj-dRh~wR~J Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 53 47

Verb

Forms: prebuilds [present, singular, third-person], prebuilding [participle, present], prebuilt [participle, past], prebuilt [past]
Etymology: From pre- + build. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|build}} pre- + build Head templates: {{en-verb|~s|~ing|prebuilt}} prebuild (third-person singular simple present prebuilds, present participle prebuilding, simple past and past participle prebuilt)
  1. To build ahead of time. Translations (to build ahead of time): préconstruire (French)
    Sense id: en-prebuild-en-verb-YONZfFPo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77

Inflected forms

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