"prerun" meaning in English

See prerun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: preruns [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + run. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|run}} pre- + run Head templates: {{en-noun}} prerun (plural preruns)
  1. The act of running something in advance.
    Sense id: en-prerun-en-noun-Twmq1kbC

Verb

Forms: preruns [present, singular, third-person], prerunning [participle, present], preran [past], prerun [participle, past]
Etymology: From pre- + run. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|run}} pre- + run Head templates: {{en-verb|preruns|prerunning|preran|prerun}} prerun (third-person singular simple present preruns, present participle prerunning, simple past preran, past participle prerun)
  1. (transitive) To run in advance. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prerun-en-verb-ApLsDMLU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58

Inflected forms

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