precis

verb

/ˈpreɪsiː/

/preɪˈsiː/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they precis	/ˈpreɪsiː/ /preɪˈsiː/
he / she / it precises	/ˈpreɪsiːz/ /preɪˈsiːz/
past simple precised	/ˈpreɪsiːd/ /preɪˈsiːd/
past participle precised	/ˈpreɪsiːd/ /preɪˈsiːd/
-ing form precising	/ˈpreɪsiːɪŋ/ /preɪˈsiːɪŋ/

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precis something to make a short version of a speech or a piece of writing that gives the main points or ideas
- to precis a scientific report

noun

/ˈpreɪsiː/

/preɪˈsiː/

[countable, uncountable]

(plural precis

/ˈpreɪsiːz/

/preɪˈsiːz/

)

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a short version of a speech or a piece of writing that gives the main points or ideas synonym summary
- to write/give/make a precis of a report
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French précis, literally ‘precise’ (adjective used as a noun).

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