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pre·re·cord·ed adjective : recorded for later broadcast or play

pre·req·ui·site noun : something required beforehand or for the end in view

— prerequisite adjective

pre·rog·a·tive noun : an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege

Synonyms

birthright, right—more at RIGHT

pres abbreviation 1 present

2 president

1presage noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L praesagium, fr. praesagus having a foreboding, fr. prae before + sagus prophetic]

1 : something that foreshadows a future event : OMEN

2 : an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future : FOREBODING

Synonyms

[1] augury, auspice, foreboding, omen, portent—more at OMEN

[2] foreboding, premonition, presentiment—more at PREMONITION

2presage verb pre·saged; pre·sag·ing 1 : to give an omen or warning of : FORESHADOW

2 : to tell beforehand : FORETELL, PREDICT

Synonyms

augur, forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, prophesy—more at FORETELL

pres·by·o·pia noun : a visual condition in which loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye causes defective accommodation and inability to focus sharply for near vision

— pres·by·o·pic adjective or noun

pres·by·ter noun [ORIGIN: LL, elder, priest, fr. Gk presbyteros, compar. of presbys elder, old man]

1 : PRIEST, MINISTER

2 : an elder in a Presbyterian church

1Presbyterian noun : a member of a Presbyterian church

2Presbyterian adjective 1 often not cap : characterized by a graded system of representative ecclesiastical bodies (as presbyteries) exercising legislative and judicial powers

2 : of or relating to a group of Protestant Christian bodies that are presbyterian in government

— Pres·by·te·ri·an·ism noun

pres·by·tery noun, plural -ter·ies 1 : the part of a church reserved for the officiating clergy

2 : a ruling body in Presbyterian churches consisting of the ministers and representative elders of a district

1preschool adjective : of or relating to the period in a child's life from infancy to the age of five or six

— pre·school·er noun

2preschool noun : NURSERY SCHOOL

pre·science noun 1 : foreknowledge of events

2 : the act or fact of being concerned for and making preparations for the future

Synonyms

foresight, forethought, providence—more at FORESIGHT

pre·scient adjective : having or marked by prescience : characterized by foresight

Synonyms

farsighted, forehanded, foresighted, provident—more at FORESIGHTED

pre·scribe verb pre·scribed; pre·scrib·ing 1 : to lay down as a guide or rule of action

2 : to direct the use of (as a medicine) as a remedy

Synonyms

define, lay down, specify; also decree, dictate, ordain; assign, direct, fix, set, settle; arrange, order; choose, select; adjure, bid, charge, command, enjoin, instruct, tell; conduct, control, lead, manage; coerce, constrain, force; oblige, require

pre·scrip·tion noun 1 : the action of prescribing rules or directions

2 : a written direction for the preparation and use of a medicine; also : a medicine prescribed

pre·scrip·tive adjective 1 : serving to prescribe <~ rules>

2 : acquired by, based on, or determined by prescription or by custom

pres·ence noun 1 : the fact or condition of being present

2 : the space immediately around a person

3 : one that is present

4 : the bearing, carriage, or air of a person; especially : stately bearing

Synonyms

appearance, aspect, look, mien—more at APPEARANCE

1present noun : something presented : GIFT

Synonyms

bestowal, donation, freebie, gift, lagniappe, largesse—more at GIFT

2present verb 1 : to bring into the presence or acquaintance of : INTRODUCE

2 : to bring before the public <~ a play>

3 : to make a gift to

4 : to give formally

5 : to lay (as a charge) before a court for inquiry

6 : to aim or direct (as a weapon) so as to face in a particular direction

— pre·sent·able adjective

— pre·sent·ment noun

Synonyms

[2] carry, give, mount, offer, stage; also display, exhibit, show; preview; act, impersonate, perform, play, portray; depict, dramatize, enact, represent, render;