Definition/Meaning of pre

• English - Preposition: pre Before (something significant). 2019 April 12, Paul P. Murphy and Samira Said, “Louisiana arson suspect expressed disgust with Baptist churches on Facebook”, in CNN: In the posting, Matthews said he wished that, “more blacks [sic] people would look into ancient beliefs of pre Christian Africa.”
• English - Noun: pre (countable and uncountable, plural pres) (abbreviation, clipping, countable, in plural, slang, uncountable) Clipping of predrinks . 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: 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…
• English - Verb: pre (third-person singular simple present pres, present participle preing, simple past and past participle pred or preed) (abbreviation, clipping, slang) Clipping of pre-drink . 2017 May 26, Paige McPhee, “13 Toronto Staycations For The Ultimate Girls Weekend”, in Narcity, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2021: This view alone is reason enough to book up this place for a girl's weekend.…
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Latin prae (“in front of”); see pre- . Etymology 2. Clippings.
• English - Pronunciation: IPA: /ˈpɹi/