prepone
verb/ˌpriːˈpəʊn/
/ˌpriːˈpəʊn/
(Indian English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prepone | /ˌpriːˈpəʊn/ /ˌpriːˈpəʊn/ |
| he / she / it prepones | /ˌpriːˈpəʊnz/ /ˌpriːˈpəʊnz/ |
| past simple preponed | /ˌpriːˈpəʊnd/ /ˌpriːˈpəʊnd/ |
| past participle preponed | /ˌpriːˈpəʊnd/ /ˌpriːˈpəʊnd/ |
| -ing form preponing | /ˌpriːˈpəʊnɪŋ/ /ˌpriːˈpəʊnɪŋ/ |
- prepone something to move something to an earlier time than was originally plannedWord Origin1970s: from pre- + postpone.
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