pre-established
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4.2
- adjective
- /priː ɪˈstæblɪʃt/
- The contract includes several pre-established conditions that both parties must follow.
Examples
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Access to the building is only allowed at pre-established times during the week.
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The rules were pre-established before the game began.
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The team worked according to a pre-established set of guidelines for the project.
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We have a pre-established agreement.
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The team worked according to a pre-established set of guidelines for the project.
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Access to the building is only allowed at pre-established times during the week.
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The contract includes several pre-established conditions that both parties must follow.
Synonyms
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1.0
Arranged before it happens on purpose
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1.6
Placed in a planned order
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5.3
Decided before it happens
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6.3
Fixed by a rule or set by someone in charge
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3.9
Set in advance before use, often by the maker
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3.4
Planned before it happens
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7.7
Fate or a higher power decides a person's life in advance
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3.3
Arranged before something happens
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9.9
Decided before it happens and cannot be changed, often because of fate or a god
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9.9
Already decided before it happens and cannot be changed, often by fate or God
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6.3
Chosen in advance for a particular use
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9.1
Arranged or agreed before someone carries it out
How Established
Surface Forms
Morphology
pre-established = established (transparent) = pre + establish + ed
Adding 'pre-' to 'established' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'established beforehand'.
Etymology
The word pre-established comes from pre- meaning 'before' and establish meaning 'to set up', like the word stable which means 'steady'. So pre-established means something decided or arranged 'before' a particular time or event.