pred
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word pred. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word pred, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say pred in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word pred you have here. The definition of the word pred will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpred, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of various words.
Noun
pred (countable and uncountable, plural preds)
- (countable, informal, among vorarephiles) Abbreviation of predator.
- 1999, Kevin Alexander Cosmic, “Vikki and the Rat”, in alt.fan.vore (Usenet):
- Well, I've found it useful to befriend other preds, rather than rebel against them.
- 2001, Xip, “FUR:Shasta!”, in fur.artwork.erotica (Usenet):
- Non-consentual is the easy one, eating somebody whether they like it or not, killing them is not necessarily a requirement, and in fact their squirming on the way down may be pleasure to the pred.
- (countable, informal) Abbreviation of predicate.
- (informal) Abbreviation of predefinition.
- (uncountable, medicine) Abbreviation of prednisone.
- (uncountable, medicine) Abbreviation of prednisolone.
- (chiefly programming) Abbreviation of predecessor.
- Antonym: succ
Adjective
pred (not comparable)
- (informal) Abbreviation of predefined.
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perdъ.
Pronunciation
Preposition
prȅd (Cyrillic spelling пре̏д)
- (accusative) before, just before, shortly before (of occurrence, answering the question kȁd)
- pred rat ― just before the war
- (instrumental) before, in front of, before (without change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)
- S(j)edim pred kȕćōm. ― I'm sitting in front of the house.
- (clipping of ispred, accusative) in front of, to the front of, before (with change of position, answering the question kùda)
- S(j)edni preda me. ― Sit in front of me.
- (figurative, instrumental) in face of, before, facing
- (regional) ago
Usage notes
The alternative form prȅda occurs before the enclitic of some personal pronouns to ease the pronunciation:
- (me): preda me / preda mnom
- (you): preda te / pred tobom
- (him): pred nj / pred njim
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “in front of”): iza
Related terms
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *perdъ.
Pronunciation
Preposition
pred
- before, in front of (motion to)
- before, in front of (stationary)
- before, previous to (in time)