"prerequisite" meaning in English

See prerequisite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ [UK], /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/ [US], /pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prerequisite.wav
Etymology: From pre- + requisite. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|requisite}} pre- + requisite Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prerequisite (not comparable)
  1. Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable. Tags: not-comparable Translations (indispensable): prérequis (French), préalable (French), nécessaire (French), აუცილებელი (aucilebeli) (Georgian), unabdingbar (German), unverzichtbar (German), vorauszusetzen (German), zwingend erforderlich (German), als Vorbedingung geltend (German)
    Sense id: en-prerequisite-en-adj-7NYpFDtb Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 37 35 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: non-prerequisite

Noun

IPA: /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ [UK], /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/ [US], /pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prerequisite.wav Forms: prerequisites [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + requisite. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|requisite}} pre- + requisite Head templates: {{en-noun}} prerequisite (plural prerequisites)
  1. Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.
    Sense id: en-prerequisite-en-noun-FXSh5n59 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 37 35 28
  2. In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq. Translations (In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started): 先修 (alt: 課程) (Chinese Mandarin), 先修 (alt: 课程) (Chinese Mandarin), vereiste [feminine, neuter] (Dutch), esitietovaatimus (Finnish), prérequis [masculine] (French), წინაპირობა (c̣inaṗiroba) (Georgian), Teilnahmevoraussetzung [feminine] (German), pré-requisito [masculine] (Portuguese), предусловие (preduslovije) [neuter] (Russian), преду́слов [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), преду́вјет [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), predúslov [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), predúvjet [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian) Translations (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else): zəmin (Azerbaijani), şərait (Azerbaijani), предпоставка (predpostavka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 前提 (qiántí) (Chinese Mandarin), předpoklad [masculine] (Czech), forudsætning [common-gender] (Danish), voorwaarde [feminine] (Dutch), vereiste [feminine, neuter] (Dutch), eeldus (Estonian), treyt [feminine] (Faroese), edellytys (Finnish), ennakkoehto (Finnish), préalable (english: condition) [masculine] (French), prérequis [masculine] (French), წინაპირობა (c̣inaṗiroba) (Georgian), წინასწარი მოთხოვნა (c̣inasc̣ari motxovna) (Georgian), Voraussetzung [feminine] (German), Vorbedingung [feminine] (German), előfeltétel (Hungarian), előkövetelmény (Hungarian), prasyarat (Indonesian), 前提 (zentei) (alt: ぜんてい) (Japanese), 前提条件 (zenteijouken) (Japanese), priekšnoteikums [masculine] (Latvian), forutsetning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian), warunek wstępny [masculine] (Polish), pré-requisito [masculine] (Portuguese), предпосы́лка (predposýlka) [feminine] (Russian), преду́слов [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), преду́вјет [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), predúslov [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), predúvjet [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), requisito [masculine] (Spanish), requisito previo [masculine] (Spanish), condición previa [feminine] (Spanish), förutsättning [common-gender] (Swedish), betingelse [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-prerequisite-en-noun-Bxx31oZP 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 Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 72 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 11 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 14 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 8 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 19 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 14 12 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 14 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 13 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 21 18 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 14 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 15 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 11 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 20 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 23 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 15 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 11 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 16 15 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 9 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 15 68 Disambiguation of 'In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started': 3 97 Disambiguation of 'Something that must be gained in order to gain something else': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: requisite Derived forms: non-prerequisite Related terms: corequisite, requirement

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Something that must be gained in order to gain something else",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "predúslov"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Something that must be gained in order to gain something else",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "predúvjet"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Something that must be gained in order to gain something else",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "requisito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Something that must be gained in order to gain something else",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "requisito previo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Something that must be gained in order to gain something else",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "condición previa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Something that must be gained in order to gain something else",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "förutsättning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Something that must be gained in order to gain something else",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "betingelse"
    },
    {
      "alt": "課程",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "word": "先修"
    },
    {
      "alt": "课程",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "word": "先修"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vereiste"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "word": "esitietovaatimus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prérequis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣inaṗiroba",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "word": "წინაპირობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Teilnahmevoraussetzung"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pré-requisito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "preduslovije",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предусловие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "преду́слов"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "преду́вјет"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "predúslov"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "predúvjet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prerequisite"
}

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