prelecting
pre·lect
(prĭ-lĕkt′)intr.v. pre·lect·ed, pre·lect·ing, pre·lects
To lecture or discourse in public.
[Latin praelegere, praelect- : prae-, pre- + legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·lec′tion n.
pre·lec′tor n.
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prelect
(prɪˈlɛkt)vb
(intr) rare to lecture or discourse in public
[C17: from Late Latin praelegere to instruct by reading, lecture, from prae in front of, in public + legere to read, choose]
preˈlection n
preˈlector n
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pre•lect
(prɪˈlɛkt)v.i.
to lecture.
[1610–20; < Latin praelectus, past participle of praelegere to read aloud =prae- pre- + legere to read]
pre•lec′tion (-ˈlɛk ʃən) n.
pre•lec′tor, n.
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prelect
Past participle: prelected
Gerund: prelecting
| Imperative |
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| prelect |
| prelect |
| Present |
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| I prelect |
| you prelect |
| he/she/it prelects |
| we prelect |
| you prelect |
| they prelect |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I prelected |
| you prelected |
| he/she/it prelected |
| we prelected |
| you prelected |
| they prelected |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am prelecting |
| you are prelecting |
| he/she/it is prelecting |
| we are prelecting |
| you are prelecting |
| they are prelecting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have prelected |
| you have prelected |
| he/she/it has prelected |
| we have prelected |
| you have prelected |
| they have prelected |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was prelecting |
| you were prelecting |
| he/she/it was prelecting |
| we were prelecting |
| you were prelecting |
| they were prelecting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had prelected |
| you had prelected |
| he/she/it had prelected |
| we had prelected |
| you had prelected |
| they had prelected |
| Future |
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| I will prelect |
| you will prelect |
| he/she/it will prelect |
| we will prelect |
| you will prelect |
| they will prelect |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have prelected |
| you will have prelected |
| he/she/it will have prelected |
| we will have prelected |
| you will have prelected |
| they will have prelected |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be prelecting |
| you will be prelecting |
| he/she/it will be prelecting |
| we will be prelecting |
| you will be prelecting |
| they will be prelecting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been prelecting |
| you have been prelecting |
| he/she/it has been prelecting |
| we have been prelecting |
| you have been prelecting |
| they have been prelecting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been prelecting |
| you will have been prelecting |
| he/she/it will have been prelecting |
| we will have been prelecting |
| you will have been prelecting |
| they will have been prelecting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been prelecting |
| you had been prelecting |
| he/she/it had been prelecting |
| we had been prelecting |
| you had been prelecting |
| they had been prelecting |
| Conditional |
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| I would prelect |
| you would prelect |
| he/she/it would prelect |
| we would prelect |
| you would prelect |
| they would prelect |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have prelected |
| you would have prelected |
| he/she/it would have prelected |
| we would have prelected |
| you would have prelected |
| they would have prelected |
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