Usually means: Before, prior to, earlier than.
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We found 43 dictionaries that define the word pre:

General (29 matching dictionaries)
  1. pre: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. pre-: Merriam-Webster
  3. pre, pre-: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. pre-: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. pre-, pre-: Collins English Dictionary
  6. Pre, Pre, pre, pre, pre-: Wordnik
  7. pre-: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. pre, pre-: Wiktionary
  9. pre-: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. pre-: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. pre-: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. PRE, p.r.e, pre-: Dictionary.com
  13. pre-: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. pre, pre-: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Pre-, Pre (band), Pre: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Pre-: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. pre-: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. Pre-: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. pre: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. pre, pre-: MyWord.info
  21. PRE: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  22. pre-: FreeDictionary.org
  23. pre, pre-: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. pre-: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  25. Pre: Wordnik
  26. pre: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  27. pre (m): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pre-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  2. Bernstein's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. BABEL: Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms (No longer online)

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. ABTA Brain Tumor Patients (No longer online)
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Hepatitis C Information Central (No longer online)
  4. PRE: Vocabulary of Loss: Suicide, Grief, and Ethics
  5. PRE, pre-: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. PRE-, PRE: Acronym Finder
  2. PRE: Three Letter Words with definitions
  3. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. pre: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. pre: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (rail transport) The station code of Prince Edward in Hong Kong.
noun:  (slang, in the plural) Clipping of predrinks. [Alcoholic drinks consumed before a party, pub crawl or other social event.]
noun:  (slang) Clipping of precum. [(slang) Cowper's fluid; pre-ejaculate.]
noun:  (slang) Clipping of preparty. [A party held before the start of an event, usually a public event.]
verb:  (slang) Clipping of pre-drink. [(intransitive) To drink cheaper take-away alcohol prior to drinking in more expensive clubs and bars]
verb:  (slang) Clipping of precum. [(slang) To release Cowper's fluid (pre-ejaculate).]

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