pre-teach

verb

To teach something (an idea, a word) before using it in a real situation.

OriginEnglish teach ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

verbpre-teach (third-person singular simple present pre-teaches, present participle pre-teaching, simple past and past participle pre-taught)

present singular third person pre-teaches · participle present pre-teaching · participle past pre-taught · past pre-taught

  1. teachingTo teach something (an idea, a word) before using it in a real situation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishteach
  10. Englishpre-teach

From pre- + teach.

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APA

pre-teach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-teach

MLA

“pre-teach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-teach. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-teach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-teach.

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