pre-date

短语

早于；先于…建成（或形成、发生等）

词形变化

pre-dates 复数 pre-dates pre-dated pre-dates 三单 pre-dating pre-dating 现在分词 pre-dated 过去式 pre-dated 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of predate.

v.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of predate.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

prey raven forego forgo precede antedate antecede foredate

反义词 1

postdate

上位词 6

lie forage precede chronologise chronologize come before

词源

From pre- + date.

来源：wiktionary