English-Thai Dictionary

preliminary

ADJ ในขั้นต้น  ใน ขั้นแรก  ใน เบื้องต้น  ใน ระดับ ต้น  preparatory preceding nai-kan-ton

 

preliminary

N ขั้นต้น  ขั้นแรก  เบื้องต้น  ชั้นต้น  kan-ton

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRELIMINARY

a.[L. proe, before, and limen, threshhold or limit. ] Introductory; previous; proemial; that precedes the main discourse or business; as preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures.

 

PRELIMINARY

n.That which precedes the main discourse, work, design or business; something previous or preparatory; as the preliminaries to a negotiation or treaty; the preliminaries to a combat. The parties met to settle the preliminaries.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRELIMINARY

Pre *lim "i *na *ry, a. Etym: [Pref. pre + L. liminaris belonging to a threshold, fr. limen, liminis, threshold, entrance: cf. F. préliminaire. Cf. Limit. ]

 

Defn: Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; preliminary examinations.

 

Syn. -- Introductory; preparatory; prefatory; proemial; previous; prior; precedent; antecedent.

 

PRELIMINARY

Pre *lim "i *na *ry, n.; pl. Preliminaries (.

 

Defn: That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's preliminaries the year before entering college.

 

Syn. -- Introduction; preface; prelude.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

preliminary

pre lim i nar y |priˈliməˌnerē prəˈlɪməˌnɛri | ▶adjective denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important: preliminary talks | the discussions were seen as preliminary to the policy paper. ▶noun ( pl. preliminaries ) an action or event preceding or preparing for something fuller or more important: the bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack. • (preliminaries ) business or talk, esp. of a formulaic or polite nature, taking place before an action or event: she began speaking, without preliminaries. • a preliminary round in a sporting competition. • (preliminaries ) fuller form of prelims (see prelim ( sense 2 )). PHRASES preliminary to preparatory to; in advance of. DERIVATIVES pre lim i nar i ly |-ˌliməˈnerəlē |adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before ’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

preliminary

pre |lim ¦in |ary |prɪˈlɪmɪn (ə )ri | ▶adjective preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important: a preliminary draft | the discussions were seen as preliminary to the policy paper. ▶noun ( pl. preliminaries ) a preliminary action or event: the bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack. • (preliminaries ) business or talk, especially of a formulaic or polite nature, taking place before an action or event: she began speaking, without preliminaries. • a preliminary round in a sporting competition. • (preliminaries ) the prelims of a text. PHRASES preliminary to preparatory to; in advance of. DERIVATIVES preliminarily adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before ’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

preliminary

preliminary adjective the discussions are still at a preliminary stage: preparatory, introductory, initial, opening, prefatory, precursory; early, exploratory. ANTONYMS final. ▶noun 1 (preliminaries ) he began without any preliminaries: introduction, preamble, opening /prefatory remarks, formalities. 2 a preliminary to the resumption of war: prelude, preparation, preparatory measure, preliminary action. PHRASES preliminary to the geese gather in estuaries, preliminary to their flight southward: in preparation for, before, in advance of, prior to, preparatory to.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

preliminary

preliminary adjective 1 the discussions are still at a preliminary stage: preparatory, introductory, initial, opening, prefatory, prior, preceding, lead-in, initiatory, precursory; early, advance, exploratory, pilot, test, trial, experimental, explorative; rare precursive, prodromal, prodromic, preludial, prelusive, prelusory. ANTONYMS concluding. 2 the preliminary rounds of the European Cup: qualifying, eliminating. ANTONYMS closing, final. PHRASES preliminary to the geese gather in the estuaries, preliminary to their flight southwards: in preparation for, before, in advance of, prior to, ahead of, preparatory to. ▶noun 1 without any preliminaries, he began interrogating me: introduction, preamble, opening, opening /prefatory remarks, formalities. 2 political activity was seen as a necessary preliminary to the resumption of the military campaign: prelude, preparation, preliminary /preparatory measure, preliminary action, overture, groundwork, first round.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

preliminary

pre lim i nar y /prɪlɪ́mənèri |-mɪn (ə )ri /形容詞 比較なし 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗 «…の » 前置きの , 予備の , 準備の 〈話し合い 調査 集計など 〉; 予選の «to » ; «…に » 先立つ «to » ▸ preliminary results 中間結果 .名詞 複 -ies /-z /C 〖通例 -ies 〗1 «… (すること )への » 前置き , 予備となるもの ; 予備的行為 , 準備 «to (do ing )» .2 (試合などの )予選 ; 前座試合 .3 ｟英 ｠〖-ies 〗〘印 〙(書物の )前付け .～̀ h é aring ｟米 ｠予審 .pre l í m i n à r i ly 副詞