Preliminary - English meaning

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

adjective

Done, sent, or supplied beforehand.

Usage examples:

Advance notice

adjective

Happening or done before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

We ate an early lunch

adverb

Before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

I was planning to finish work early today

noun

Potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.

Usage examples:

The versatile early potato solanum tuberosum has many varieties, which have their own distinct seas…

adjective

(of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.

Usage examples:

An experimental drug

adjective

Using or based on new ideas

adjective

Done in order to discover more about something, or with the intention of discovering new things

Usage examples:

The oil company has had some success with explorative drilling in the area., she has always been kn…

adjective

Relating to or involving exploration or investigation.

Usage examples:

Surgeons performed an exploratory operation

adjective

Intended to learn more about something

Usage examples:

After the illness had dragged on for too long, jake decided that an exploratory operation was neces…

noun

Preliminary or basic work.

Usage examples:

The inquiry's findings are expected to lay the groundwork for a complete overhaul of the system

noun

Work done in preparation for something that will happen later

Usage examples:

The planning committee will lay the groundwork for the conference.

noun

To do work in preparation for work that will be done later

Usage examples:

The company is laying the groundwork for market development.

adjective

Existing or occurring at the beginning.

Usage examples:

Our initial impression was favourable

noun

The first letter of a name or word, typically a person's given name or a word forming part of a phrase.

Usage examples:

They carved their initials into the tree trunk

verb

Mark or sign (a document) with one's initials in order to authorize or validate it.

Usage examples:

The man initialled the three warrants

adjective

Relating to an occasion when someone is first introduced to an activity or skill

Usage examples:

All of the members of the gang had to pass an initiatory test., young people in the tribe have to g…

adjective

Serving as an introduction to a subject or topic; basic or preliminary.

Usage examples:

A two-day introductory course

adjective

Coming before something else

Usage examples:

Introductory remarks

adjective

An introductory price, offer, etc. is only available for a short period of time, when a product or service is first available or when a customer first buys or starts using something

Usage examples:

An introductory bonus/deal/discount these rates include an introductory bonus of 0.5% for the first…

noun

Something that introduces something else, such as the words and music that are used to introduce a television programme

noun

A space or gap that allows passage or access.

Usage examples:

An opening in the roof would get rid of the smoke

adjective

Coming at the beginning of something; initial.

Usage examples:

She stole the show with her opening remark

verb

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.

Usage examples:

She opened the door and went in

noun

An orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, play, etc.

Usage examples:

The overture to mozart's ‘don giovanni’

noun

A piece of music that is an introduction to a longer piece, such as an opera

Usage examples:

The country’s leaders rejected all overtures for a peace settlement.

noun

A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.

Usage examples:

A strike by local airline pilots

adjective

Done as an experiment or test before being introduced more widely.

Usage examples:

A pilot scheme for training workers

verb

Another term for cowcatcher.

adjective

Coming before something in order, position, or time.

Usage examples:

The preceding pages

verb

Come before (something) in time.

Usage examples:

A gun battle had preceded the explosions

adjective

Existing or happening before someone or something

Usage examples:

The paintings are a development of ideas she explored in the preceding decade., in conclusion, i ho…

adjective

Preceding something in time, development, or position; preliminary.

Usage examples:

Precursory seismic activity

adjective

Preceding something in time, development, or position; preliminary.

Usage examples:

Precursory seismic activity

adjective

Serving as an introduction; introductory.

Usage examples:

In his prefatory remarks the author claims that …

adjective

Coming at the beginning of a piece of writing or a speech

Usage examples:

After a few prefatory comments/remarks, she began her speech.

noun

An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.

Usage examples:

A ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full peace negotiations

verb

Serve as a prelude or introduction to.

Usage examples:

The bombardment preluded an all-out final attack

noun

Something that comes before a more important event or action and introduces or prepares for it

Usage examples:

The dinner was only a prelude to a much larger meeting.

noun

The action or process of preparing or being prepared for use or consideration.

Usage examples:

The preparation of a draft contract

noun

The state of being ready for something that will happen, or an action taken to become ready

Usage examples:

[ u ] the teacher said my preparation for the exam was inadequate., [ c ] by the next morning our p…

adjective

Serving as or carrying out preparation for a task or undertaking.

Usage examples:

More preparatory work is needed

adjective

Done in order to get ready for something

Usage examples:

Preparatory work, differences over these issues narrowed during the preparatory meetings/talks., he…

adjective

Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.

Usage examples:

He has a prior engagement this evening

noun

A previous criminal conviction.

Usage examples:

He had no juvenile record, no priors

noun

A man who is head of a house or group of houses of certain religious orders.

Usage examples:

The english reformation removed powerful abbots and priors from their seats

adjective

Relating to or denoting the period between the appearance of initial symptoms and the full development of a rash or fever.

Usage examples:

Patients may have a fever in the prodromal period, with or without headache.

noun

A procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use.

Usage examples:

Both countries carried out nuclear tests in may

verb

Short for test match.

Usage examples:

The first test against new zealand

noun

The shell or integument of some invertebrates and protozoans, especially the chalky shell of a foraminiferan or the tough outer layer of a tunicate.

Usage examples:

The tests of the shells are recrystallized, but the original ornamentation is preserved in very goo…

noun

A formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

Usage examples:

The newspaper accounts of the trial

verb

Test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.

Usage examples:

Teachers all over the uk are trialling the materials

noun

The examination in a court of law of the facts of a case to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or responsible for an injury to another person

Usage examples:

[ c ] a criminal/civil trial, [ u ] the case will soon go to trial (= begin)., [ u ] she must still…