preform

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to form or shape... preshapepremold

Word family

Derived forms preformation

Related forms form conform transform deform

Etymology

From pre- ('before') + form. Form derives from Old French forme, from Latin forma ('shape, figure, form').

forma Old English

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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