Preliminary | Mean of preliminary in English Dictionary
/prɪˈlɪməˌneri/
- coming before the main part of something
- Preliminary findings/studies/tests show that the drug could help patients with skin cancer.
- The preliminary [=early] results of the experiment are encouraging.
- a preliminary hearing
- The team was eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament.
- research that is preliminary to the study
- Noun
- something that comes first in order to prepare for or introduce the main part of something else
- There will be a short briefing about topics to be discussed as a preliminary to the meeting.
- There were the usual preliminaries before the ceremony.
- a game that is played before the main part of a competition to decide which players or teams will be allowed to continue playing
- the World Cup preliminaries
Những từ liên quan với PRELIMINARY
primary, preface, introduction, initiation, preparatory, preamble, fundamental, first, foundation, prior, start, exploratory, groundwork, preparation