"preinspect" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: preinspects [present, singular, third-person], preinspecting [participle, present], preinspected [participle, past], preinspected [past]
Etymology: From pre- + inspect. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|inspect}} pre- + inspect Head templates: {{en-verb}} preinspect (third-person singular simple present preinspects, present participle preinspecting, simple past and past participle preinspected)
  1. (transitive) To perform a preliminary inspection of; to look for potential problems with, before an official inspection. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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