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Meaning of preattend | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To attend ahead of time; to pay attention to or consider in advance.

Examples

“While it had been previously concluded (Posner, 1980) that preattended locations are reached after shorter (manual) reaction times in comparison with non attended ones, the investigators mentioned above found, on the other hand, that saccadic reaction times were delayed for attended target locations.”
“Preattending is a preliminary step in learning; it involves looking at the materials, listening, and sitting quietly during instruction.”
“The reason for this approach, in terms of the argument presented in this chapter, is that only the farmers can fully preattend to the effects of a recommendation on...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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