preset
verb /ˌpriːˈset/
/ˌpriːˈset/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they preset | /ˌpriːˈset/ /ˌpriːˈset/ |
| he / she / it presets | /ˌpriːˈsets/ /ˌpriːˈsets/ |
| past simple preset | /ˌpriːˈset/ /ˌpriːˈset/ |
| past participle preset | /ˌpriːˈset/ /ˌpriːˈset/ |
| -ing form presetting | /ˌpriːˈsetɪŋ/ /ˌpriːˈsetɪŋ/ |
- to set the controls of a piece of electrical equipment so that it will start to work at a particular time
- preset something to do something You can preset the radiators to come on when you need them to.
- preset something to preset TV channels/radio stations (= to set the controls so that particular channels are selected when you press particular buttons)
- [usually passive] preset something to decide something in advance
- They kept to the preset route.