7 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
verb be earlier in time; go back further
verb come before
verb prey on or hunt for
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English date English predate From pre- + date.
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