preactivity

preactive activity

Adjective

  1. Before an activity takes place.
    • Patients were given a pre-exercise or preactivity meal.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin āctīvitāsder. Middle French activitébor. English activity English preactivity From pre- + activity.

Noun

  1. preactive activity
    • The preactivities really prepared me for the trip to Community Lake and for all the work we would have to complete during and prior to the trip. Each activity explained a different thing that we would have to know for...

Forms

preactivities

Synonyms

preactiveness