pre-elect

pre-elect

(ˌpriːɪˈlɛkt)
vb (tr)
1. to elect (someone) to a post in advance of an opening becoming available
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity to elect (a person) for a task or role in advance of or in preference to others
adj
3. literary elected or chosen in advance or in preference
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity chosen in advance or predestined by God for salvation
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pre-elect


Past participle: pre-elected
Gerund: pre-electing

Imperative
pre-elect
pre-elect
Present
I pre-elect
you pre-elect
he/she/it pre-elects
we pre-elect
you pre-elect
they pre-elect
Preterite
I pre-elected
you pre-elected
he/she/it pre-elected
we pre-elected
you pre-elected
they pre-elected
Present Continuous
I am pre-electing
you are pre-electing
he/she/it is pre-electing
we are pre-electing
you are pre-electing
they are pre-electing
Present Perfect
I have pre-elected
you have pre-elected
he/she/it has pre-elected
we have pre-elected
you have pre-elected
they have pre-elected
Past Continuous
I was pre-electing
you were pre-electing
he/she/it was pre-electing
we were pre-electing
you were pre-electing
they were pre-electing
Past Perfect
I had pre-elected
you had pre-elected
he/she/it had pre-elected
we had pre-elected
you had pre-elected
they had pre-elected
Future
I will pre-elect
you will pre-elect
he/she/it will pre-elect
we will pre-elect
you will pre-elect
they will pre-elect
Future Perfect
I will have pre-elected
you will have pre-elected
he/she/it will have pre-elected
we will have pre-elected
you will have pre-elected
they will have pre-elected
Future Continuous
I will be pre-electing
you will be pre-electing
he/she/it will be pre-electing
we will be pre-electing
you will be pre-electing
they will be pre-electing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pre-electing
you have been pre-electing
he/she/it has been pre-electing
we have been pre-electing
you have been pre-electing
they have been pre-electing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pre-electing
you will have been pre-electing
he/she/it will have been pre-electing
we will have been pre-electing
you will have been pre-electing
they will have been pre-electing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pre-electing
you had been pre-electing
he/she/it had been pre-electing
we had been pre-electing
you had been pre-electing
they had been pre-electing
Conditional
I would pre-elect
you would pre-elect
he/she/it would pre-elect
we would pre-elect
you would pre-elect
they would pre-elect
Past Conditional
I would have pre-elected
you would have pre-elected
he/she/it would have pre-elected
we would have pre-elected
you would have pre-elected
they would have pre-elected
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Over the years, the Q Awards have seen the late Dermot "Father Ted" Morgan attempt to Riverdance before collapsing on top of U2, and Noel Gallagher crying, "You've got to f***in' do it for us man" at a pre-elected Tony Blair.
We now begin to understand the conditions necessary for a successful return to pre-elected life.

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