prefill

P3R1E1F4I1L1L1

verb

To fill in advance.

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Meanings

verbprefill (third-person singular simple present prefills, present participle prefilling, simple past and past participle prefilled)

present singular third person prefills · participle present prefilling · participle past prefilled · past prefilled · alternative pre-fill

  1. transitiveTo fill in advance.

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. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  11. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  12. Proto-Germanic*fullijaną
  13. Proto-West Germanic*fullijan
  14. Old Englishfyllan
  15. Middle Englishfillen
  16. Englishfill
  17. Englishprefill

From pre- + fill.

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Translations

Czech předvyplnit
  • předvyplnitto fill in advance
Cite this entry
APA

prefill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefill

MLA

“prefill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefill. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prefill,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefill.

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