Pre-covid
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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 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 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
From pre- + COVID.
From pre- + Covid.
From pre- + covid.
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