pre

1. Before (something significant).

   In the posting, Matthews said he wished that, “more blacks [sic] people would look into ancient beliefs of pre Christian Africa.”

   2019 April 12, Paul P. Murphy and Samira Said, “Louisiana arson suspect expressed disgust with Baptist churches on Facebook”, in CNN

plural pres

1. abbreviationclippingcountablein pluralslanguncountableClipping of predrinks.

   This one's for a short and sweet pres before heading to the club. If you're aiming to get absolutely SMASHED in a short amount of time, this is the game for you!

   2022 February 28, Malou Baumann, “A round-up of all the best drinking games”, in The Tab, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2022

2. abbreviationclippingcountableslanguncountableClipping of precum.
3. abbreviationclippingcountableslanguncountableClipping of preparty.

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   The formal is about 95 per cent hype and hysteria, and about 5 per cent actual formal, and the pre-formal gathering of parents and kids is about as hypey and hysterical as it gets... After the pres, the night mirrors the increasing pain of high heels as they go from shiny and exciting to plain uncomfortable.

   2007 September 21, Nina Ubaldi, “Lose the hype and formals can be fun”, in The Sydney Morning Herald

4. UKabbreviationclippingcountabledatedslanguncountableClipping of prefect.

   “If a pre looked in now —” “Or Quelch—!” grinned the Bounder. “They'd have him!” said Bob Cherry. “Better wake him up.”

   1950, Charles Hamilton, Billy Bunter's Postal Order

present singular third person pres · participle present preing · participle past pred · past pred · participle past preed · past preed

1. abbreviationclippingslangClipping of pre-drink.

   This view alone is reason enough to book up this place for a girl's weekend. Imagine preing outside the city lights, playing the Lemonade visual album full blast on Apple TV.

   2017 May 26, Paige McPhee, “13 Toronto Staycations For The Ultimate Girls Weekend”, in Narcity, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2021

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   It's your average Saturday night and you're preing with your mates so you won't have to waste tonnes of money in some average bar. No one can come up with a good drinking game, so you just resort to the classics: Beer Pong and Ring of Fire.

   2022 February 28, Malou Baumann, “A round-up of all the best drinking games”, in The Tab, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2022

   Fight Night, one of the most notorious student nights of the year, returns this month. Getting dressed up with your friends, preing way too hard, and finally Ubering to the AO Arena where the hip flask you smuggled in definitely comes in handy.

   2022 November 10, Myfanwy Fleming-Jones, “Manchester Student Fight Night – All you need to know!”, in The Mancunion, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

2. abbreviationclippingslangClipping of precum.

1. rail transportThe station code of Prince Edward in Hong Kong.