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pre·set

(prē-sĕt′)

tr.v. pre·set, pre·set·ting, pre·sets

To set (an automatic control, for example) beforehand: preset a microwave oven.

pre·set′ta·ble adj.

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preset

(prɪˈsɛt)

vb (tr) , -sets, -setting or -set

(Electronics) to set (a timing device) so that something begins to operate at the time specified

(Electronics) electronics a control, such as a variable resistor, that is not as accessible as the main controls and is used to set initial conditions

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pre•set

(priˈsɛt)

v.t. -set, -set•ting.

to set beforehand.

[1930–35]

preset

Past participle: preset
Gerund: presetting

Imperative
preset
preset

Present
I preset
you preset
he/she/it presets
we preset
you preset
they preset

Preterite
I preset
you preset
he/she/it preset
we preset
you preset
they preset

Present Continuous
I am presetting
you are presetting
he/she/it is presetting
we are presetting
you are presetting
they are presetting

Present Perfect
I have preset
you have preset
he/she/it has preset
we have preset
you have preset
they have preset

Past Continuous
I was presetting
you were presetting
he/she/it was presetting
we were presetting
you were presetting
they were presetting

Past Perfect
I had preset
you had preset
he/she/it had preset
we had preset
you had preset
they had preset

Future
I will preset
you will preset
he/she/it will preset
we will preset
you will preset
they will preset

Future Perfect
I will have preset
you will have preset
he/she/it will have preset
we will have preset
you will have preset
they will have preset

Future Continuous
I will be presetting
you will be presetting
he/she/it will be presetting
we will be presetting
you will be presetting
they will be presetting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been presetting
you have been presetting
he/she/it has been presetting
we have been presetting
you have been presetting
they have been presetting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been presetting
you will have been presetting
he/she/it will have been presetting
we will have been presetting
you will have been presetting
they will have been presetting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been presetting
you had been presetting
he/she/it had been presetting
we had been presetting
you had been presetting
they had been presetting

Conditional
I would preset
you would preset
he/she/it would preset
we would preset
you would preset
they would preset

Past Conditional
I would have preset
you would have preset
he/she/it would have preset
we would have preset
you would have preset
they would have preset

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Adj.

preset - set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time"

predetermined

planned - designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment"

Translations

predisporre programmare

como tomado tomar

preset

[ˈpriːˈset] (preset (pt, pp)) VT → programar

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preset

pre-set [ˌpriːˈsɛt] vt → prérégler

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

preset

pret, ptp <preset>

vt → vorher einstellen

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preset

[vb priːˈsɛt; adj ˈpriːsɛt]

1. vt → programmare

2. adj (oven) → programmato/a (col timer)

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