verb · transitive

prefabricate

prefabricate · prefabricates · prefabricated · prefabricating

To manufacture in standard components that can be fitted together on siteTo manufacture (a building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site.

/ˌpɹiːˈfæ.bɹɪ.keɪt/

» We offer low-cost prefabricated houses.

Wir bieten billige, vorgefertigte Häuser.

Мы предлагаем недорогие сборные дома.

Meaning

1 senses

To manufacture (a building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site.
to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings

Examples

1 sentences

We offer low-cost prefabricated houses.
ruМы предлагаем недорогие сборные дома. — nina99nv
deWir bieten billige, vorgefertigte Häuser. — Wolf
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Translations

4 languages

Forms

prefabricates, prefabricating, prefabricated, prefabricated

Base form	prefabricate · to prefabricate
3rd person singular	prefabricates
Present participle	prefabricating
Past simple	prefabricated
Past participle	prefabricated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	prefabricate
he, she, it	prefabricates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

prefabricated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have prefabricated
he, she, it	has prefabricated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will prefabricate

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings:preassemble

Word family

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle