Prepone

Quick meaning: Prepone is a verb meaning (chiefly India, transitive) To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.

Meaning

(chiefly India, transitive) To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.

More Meanings

1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To place or set (something) before.

Example Sentences

I do pꝛepone and ſet the Loꝛd alwaye befoꝛe myne eyes: He is ſtyll at my right hande, leaſte I fall in anye wyſe.

If then by this inviolable tie we are one, your endowments entitle me joinct owner; a riches, I prepone to Monarchies.

Firſt, Find what Decimal of a Pound .625 will Repreſent, which is eaſily done if you prepone a Cypher [i.e., zero], and half the Number is the Decimal of a Pound. The Number with a Cypher preponed is .0625, ½ is .03125.

When theſe Characters curt, and ſhort Essayes, / Right Worſhipfull, vnworthie of Your view, / At ſome ſucceſſiue Hours, on ydle dayes, / My Pen, for Pinſell; Coale, for Colours, drew, / I ſtood, and ſtudi’d, whoſe præponed Name / Should dye in Graine, and Luſter lend to Them.

Word Forms

• prepones
• preponing
• preponed
• pre-pone

Synonyms for prepone

Depending on context, synonyms include advance, hasten, antedate, expedite, prefix, prepose.

Antonyms for prepone

Common opposites include postpone.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pre-pone, preschedule, predate, preplace, prepose, prenote.

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