单词 | pre-examine |
释义 | pre-examinev. transitive. To examine beforehand. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > pre- or post-examination > pre- or post-examine [verb (transitive)] > examine beforehand pre-examinea1645 case1914 a1645 W. Laud Hist. Troubles (1695) xliii. 414 Many of these are Witnesses in their own Causes, and pre-examined before they come in Court. 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. v. 238 Private Prudence consisteth..in this, that a man..deliberately pre-examine the state in which he is to spend his whole life. 1684 T. Godwyn Phanatical Tenderness 10 The five [were]..brought to Aldworth (who stood in the Stairs leading to the Chamber to preexamine and instruct). 1788 U. Ogden Four Serm. 56 The youth of both sexes, appointed thereunto and pre-examined by the pastor, are placed in order in the middle of the church. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Pre-examine, to examine beforehand. 1946 Jrnl. Business Univ. Chicago 19 15/2 Group leaders could participate in cartel meetings and had to pre-examine all requests for a charter of a compulsory cartel. 1997 Strategic Managem. Jrnl. 18 150/1 The questionnaire was pre-examined by several managers in industry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1645 |
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