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to prescreening

to prescreening

3.9
To check people or things to see if they meet rules before a final decision
  • verb
  • /ˌpriːˈskriːnɪŋ/
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  • The company is prescreening all applicants before inviting them for interviews.

Examples

  • Doctors are prescreening patients to identify those at higher risk for the disease.

  • We are prescreening submissions to ensure they meet our basic requirements.

  • We will prescreen all applicants before the interviews.

  • The team is prescreening candidates for the new project.

  • The company is prescreening all applicants before inviting them for interviews.

  • Doctors are prescreening patients to identify those at higher risk for the disease.

  • We are prescreening submissions to ensure they meet our basic requirements.

Synonyms

to screen
vsto prescreening
97 3.4

Check people or things to find problems and decide if they are suitable

is used before decisions to confirm meeting requirements to proceed
to prequalify
vsto prescreening
1 5.5

To check before applying that someone meets the conditions

evaluates in advance to decide if they should proceed

Antonyms

to ignore
∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Thorough

to assess
296 3.0
to screen
97 3.4
to prescreening
3.9
check
720 1.0
to scan
127 2.7

Surface Forms

prescreen infinitive
prescreened past
prescreened past participle
prescreening present participle
prescreens third person singular

Morphology

prescreening = prescreen (transparent) = pre + screen + ing

This is the regular '-ing' form built from the verb 'prescreen'.

Etymology

Prescreening as a verb comes from pre- ('before') and screen ('to check'). To prescreen someone is to check them early 'before' you decide if they should go on to the next stage.