Meaning

1 senses
  1. To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.

    It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the skies clearing by this afternoon!

    ausschließen, verhindern, unmöglich machen

    предотвращатьpredotvraščatʹ, устранятьustranjatʹ, исключатьisključatʹ

    унеможливлюватиunemožlyvljuvaty, робити неможливимrobyty nemožlyvym, виключатиvyključaty

More definitions
  • make impossible, especially beforehand
  • keep from happening or arising; make impossible

Examples

12 sentences
  1. The one doesn't preclude the other.

    deDas eine hindert das andere nicht.

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  2. Company policy precludes fraternization between co-workers.

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  3. Modesty precludes me from accepting the honor.

    deBescheidenheit hindert mich daran, die Ehre anzunehmen.

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  4. His lack of technical knowledge precluded him from promotion.

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  5. But I don't think that the one precludes the other.

    deAber ich glaube nicht, dass das eine das andere ausschließt.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
rule out:
Русский
By meaning 1
rule out:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
rule out:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin praeclūdere.

Learned borrowing from Latin praeclūdere.

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Forms

precludes, precluding, precluded, precluded
Base formpreclude · to preclude
3rd person singularprecludes
Present participleprecluding
Past simpleprecluded
Past participleprecluded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypreclude
he, she, itprecludes

Past simpleLesson

all personsprecluded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave precluded
he, she, ithas precluded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill preclude

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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