preform C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /priˈfɔrm/ UK /priːˈfɔːm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to form or shape beforehand; a partly shaped piece of material The plastic was preformed before being molded into bottles. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to form or shape... preshapepremold Word family Derived forms preformation Related forms formconformtransformdeform Etymology AI details From pre- ('before') + form. Form derives from Old French forme, from Latin forma ('shape, figure, form'). forma Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # preform **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /priˈfɔrm/ **IPA (UK):** /priːˈfɔːm/ ## Meanings 1. to form or shape beforehand; a partly shaped piece of material ## Examples - The plastic was preformed before being molded into bottles. ## Synonyms - preshape - premold ## Derived Forms - preformation ## Related Forms - form - conform - transform - deform ## Roots and Affixes - Root: forma ## Etymology From pre- ('before') + form. Form derives from Old French forme, from Latin forma ('shape, figure, form'). ## AI Etymology Preform is from pre- ('before') + form. Form derives from Old French forme, from Latin forma ('shape, figure, form'). Important recorded forms include forma (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers to form or shape beforehand; a partly shaped piece of material. The wider family includes derived forms such as preformation and related words such as form, conform, transform, and deform. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown