Meaning

2 senses

  1. (India, transitive)To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.

  2. (obsolete, rare, transitive)To place or set (something) before.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. It is suggested that the meeting be preponed.

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Origin

Blend of pre- + postpone, 1913. From Latin praepōnō.

Blend of pre- + postpone, 1913.

From Latin praepōnō.

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Forms

prepones, preponing, preponed, preponed
Base formprepone · to prepone
3rd person singularprepones
Present participlepreponing
Past simplepreponed
Past participlepreponed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprepone
he, she, itprepones

Past simpleLesson

all personspreponed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill prepone

Synonyms

8 synonyms
advanceB1expediteC1prefixB1bring forwardhastenantedatemove upprepose

Antonyms

1 antonyms
postponeB2

Word family

2 related words
Relatedprepose
Derivedpreponement

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prepareA2preparednessprepayprepositionB1preposterouspreppy
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