Precondition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

an assumption that is taken for granted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˌiːkəndˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˌiːkəndˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˌiːkəndˈɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹˌiːkəndˈɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

given presumption condition stipulation

Parts of Speech

noun	an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
noun	an assumption that is taken for granted
noun	a condition that is a prerequisite
verb	put into the required condition beforehand

Word Forms

condition	verb	specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
given	adjective	acknowledged as a supposition
presume	verb	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
precondition	verb	put into the required condition beforehand
precondition	noun	a condition that is a prerequisite

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Voraussetzung

eine Annahme, auf der die Gültigkeit oder Wirkung von etwas anderem beruht

🇫🇷French

condition préalable

une hypothèse sur laquelle repose la validité ou l'effet de quelque chose d'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

condición previa

una suposición sobre la cual descansa la validez o el efecto de algo más

🇮🇹Italian

precondizione

un presupposto su cui poggia la validità o l'effetto di qualcos'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

voorwaarde

een aanname waarop de geldigheid of het effect van iets anders berust

🇵🇹Portuguese

condição prévia

uma suposição sobre a qual repousa a validade ou efeito de outra coisa

🇷🇺Russian

предварительное условие

предположение, на котором основывается достоверность или эффект чего-то другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शर्त लगाना

एक धारणा जिस पर किसी अन्य चीज़ की वैधता या प्रभाव निर्भर करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্বশর্ত

একটি অনুমান যার উপর নির্ভর করে অন্য কিছুর বৈধতা বা প্রভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்நிபந்தனை

வேறு ஏதாவது ஒன்றின் செல்லுபடியாகும் அல்லது விளைவு சார்ந்த ஒரு அனுமானம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందస్తు షరతు

వేరొకదాని యొక్క చెల్లుబాటు లేదా ప్రభావంపై ఆధారపడిన ఊహ

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्व शर्त

एक गृहितक ज्यावर इतर कशाची तरी वैधता किंवा प्रभाव अवलंबून असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વશરત

એક ધારણા કે જેના પર કોઈ અન્ય વસ્તુની માન્યતા અથવા અસર રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಾಪೇಕ್ಷಿತ

ಯಾವುದಾದರೊಂದು ಸಿಂಧುತ್ವ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಣಾಮವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಊಹೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻവ്യവസ്ഥ

മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും സാധുത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഫലത്തെ ആശ്രയിക്കുന്ന ഒരു അനുമാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਵ ਸ਼ਰਤ

ਇੱਕ ਧਾਰਨਾ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਵੈਧਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨੂੰ ਠਹਿਰਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیشگی شرط

ایک مفروضہ جس پر کسی اور چیز کی صداقت یا اثر باقی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

前提

其他事物的有效性或效果所依据的假设

🇯🇵Japanese

前提条件

何か他のものの有効性や効果を基礎づける仮定

🇰🇷Korean

전제 조건

다른 것의 타당성이나 효과를 좌우하는 가정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điều kiện tiên quyết

một giả định dựa trên giá trị hoặc tác dụng của cái gì khác

🇹🇭Thai

เงื่อนไขเบื้องต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

prasyarat

asumsi yang mendasari validitas atau efek dari sesuatu yang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

paunang kondisyon

isang palagay kung saan nakasalalay ang bisa o epekto ng ibang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

prasyarat

andaian yang bergantung kepada kesahihan atau kesan sesuatu yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شرط مسبق

افتراض تعتمد عليه صحة أو تأثير شيء آخر

🇮🇷Persian

پیش شرط

فرضی که اعتبار یا تأثیر چیز دیگری بر آن استوار است

🇹🇷Turkish

önkoşul

başka bir şeyin geçerliliğine veya etkisine dayanan bir varsayım

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְנַאִי מוּקדָם

הנחה שעליה נשענים תוקפו או השפעתו של משהו אחר

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