HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of Precondition | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌpɹiːkənˈdɪʃən

Definitions

  1. A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
  2. A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.

Equivalents

العربية الشرط المسبق
Deutsch Vorbedingung
Ελληνικά προϋπόθεση
Français précondition
日本語 前提条件
Svenska förutsättning
Українська передумова

Examples

“A marriage licence is a precondition for a wedding.”
“Presidential adviser Bouthaina Shaaban told Russia Today TV on Tuesday that the government would attend without preconditions and with the goal of stopping violence and terrorism in the country, SANA reported.”
““The Office will refuse to register works entirely generated by AI,” says Robert Kasunic of the USCO. “Human authorship is a precondition to copyrightability.””
“After a failed attempt by ministers to bounce the union into an agreement by announcing its terms (which included all sorts of union red lines such as drivers having to pay for their own training) in the media rather than over the negotiation table, there is an understandable reluctance on the part of the unions to engage in any discussions unless there are no preconditions.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See all C1 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Precondition used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free