Pre-covid

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Before the COVID-19 pandemic. not-comparable

    "The Cathay Pacific Group expects to resume 70% of pre-COVID passenger capacity levels by end of 2023"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of pre-COVID. alt-of, not-comparable

    "“Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic."

  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of pre-COVID. alt-of, not-comparable

    "In 2023, the first full year after China abandoned its “zero-covid” policy, the total value of BRI [Belt and Road Initiative] investments and construction contracts was $96.3bn, according to recently revised data […] This was still below pre-covid levels, but a big rebound from the pandemic era (up from $75bn in 2022). In 2024 and 2025, BRI engagement surged."

Example

More examples

"The Cathay Pacific Group expects to resume 70% of pre-COVID passenger capacity levels by end of 2023"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pre- + COVID.

Etymology 2

From pre- + Covid.

Etymology 3

From pre- + covid.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.