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prereading

prereading

3.5
Texts given to read before a class or meeting to prepare
  • noun
  • /ˈpriˌrɪdɪŋ/
translation icon : lectura previa
  • The professor emailed the prereading to students a week before the first lecture.

Examples

  • Be sure to complete the prereading so you can participate in the group discussion.

  • Our manager expects everyone to finish the prereading before the meeting starts.

  • The teacher assigned prereading for the next class.

  • We will discuss the prereading materials tomorrow.

  • The professor emailed the prereading to students a week before the first lecture.

  • Be sure to complete the prereading so you can participate in the group discussion.

  • Our manager expects everyone to finish the prereading before the meeting starts.

Synonyms

reading
vsprereading
292 1.0

Written material like books that people study or enjoy

is used specifically for texts assigned before a class to prepare participants
prep
vsprereading
  • UK
88 3.0

Work you do before class to get ready

focuses only on texts given before a class to prepare participants
reading material
vsprereading
19 1.0

Things like books and magazines to read for information or enjoyment

is used only for texts assigned before a class to prepare participants
reading assignment
vsprereading
3 2.0

A task a teacher gives to read a specific text

is the actual texts given before a class to prepare participants

How Useful

must-read
10 3.7
prereading
3.5

Surface Forms

prereading singular
prereadings plural

Morphology

prereading = reading (semi-transparent) = pre + read + ing

The form suggests reading done beforehand, but this sense refers metonymically to assigned materials rather than the act itself.

Etymology

Prereading comes from pre- 'before' and reading 'to read', and it can mean the short texts or homework you must read before a class or meeting. Think of it as the material you read ahead so you can join the discussion, so prereading is the reading you do in advance.