Before we begin, a number of preliminary remarks are in order.
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Preliminary
//pɹɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ɹi//
Synonyms for "preliminary" (129 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (39)
Related words (64)
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Adjective(1 words)
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6 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesderived
8 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
11 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
50 translations across 28 languages.
Azerbaijani
3 entries- ibtidai adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- ilk adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- ilkin adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Bulgarian
2 entries- подготвителен adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- предварителен adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Catalan
1 entries- preliminar adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 初步 adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- 預備 /预备 adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Czech
1 entries- předběžný adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Dutch
1 entries- voorbereidend adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Finnish
4 entries- alustava adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- esi adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- preliminaarinen adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- johdanto noun (introduction)
French
1 entries- préliminaire adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Galician
1 entries- preliminar adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Georgian
1 entries- წინასწარი adj (in preparation for the main matter)
German
2 entries- vorbereitend adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- vorläufig adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Hungarian
1 entries- előzetes adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Irish
2 entries- réamh adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- réamhbhabhta noun (any of a series of sports)
Italian
1 entries- preliminare adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Japanese
2 entries- 予備的 adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- 予選 noun (any of a series of sports)
Korean
1 entries- 예비의 adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Lithuanian
1 entries- preliminarus adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- foreløpig adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- preliminær adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- foreløpig adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- preliminær adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Occitan
1 entries- preliminar adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Polish
1 entries- wstępny adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Portuguese
1 entries- preliminar adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Romanian
3 entries- introductiv adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- pregătitor adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- preliminar adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Russian
2 entries- подготови́тельный adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- предвари́тельный adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Spanish
1 entries- preliminar adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Swedish
1 entries- preliminär adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Turkish
4 entries- geçici adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- ilk adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- ön adj (in preparation for the main matter)
- öncü adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Welsh
1 entries- rhagarweiniol adj (in preparation for the main matter)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
He was first subjected to a preliminary test with the new electronic breathalyzer before he was sent for a laboratory test.
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The City Council voted to grant one million for the preliminary engineering work on the new theater in Bergen.
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A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 20th.
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