preheat
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pre·heat
(prē-hēt′)tr.v. pre·heat·ed, pre·heat·ing, pre·heats
To heat (an oven, for example) beforehand.
pre·heat′er n.
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preheat
(priːˈhiːt)vb (tr)
to heat (an oven, grill, pan, etc) beforehand
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pre•heat
(priˈhit)v.t.
to heat before using or before subjecting to a further process.
[1895–1900]
pre•heat′er, n.
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preheat
Past participle: preheated
Gerund: preheating
| Imperative |
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| preheat |
| preheat |
| Present |
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| I preheat |
| you preheat |
| he/she/it preheats |
| we preheat |
| you preheat |
| they preheat |
| Preterite |
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| I preheated |
| you preheated |
| he/she/it preheated |
| we preheated |
| you preheated |
| they preheated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am preheating |
| you are preheating |
| he/she/it is preheating |
| we are preheating |
| you are preheating |
| they are preheating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have preheated |
| you have preheated |
| he/she/it has preheated |
| we have preheated |
| you have preheated |
| they have preheated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was preheating |
| you were preheating |
| he/she/it was preheating |
| we were preheating |
| you were preheating |
| they were preheating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had preheated |
| you had preheated |
| he/she/it had preheated |
| we had preheated |
| you had preheated |
| they had preheated |
| Future |
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| I will preheat |
| you will preheat |
| he/she/it will preheat |
| we will preheat |
| you will preheat |
| they will preheat |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have preheated |
| you will have preheated |
| he/she/it will have preheated |
| we will have preheated |
| you will have preheated |
| they will have preheated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be preheating |
| you will be preheating |
| he/she/it will be preheating |
| we will be preheating |
| you will be preheating |
| they will be preheating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been preheating |
| you have been preheating |
| he/she/it has been preheating |
| we have been preheating |
| you have been preheating |
| they have been preheating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been preheating |
| you will have been preheating |
| he/she/it will have been preheating |
| we will have been preheating |
| you will have been preheating |
| they will have been preheating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been preheating |
| you had been preheating |
| he/she/it had been preheating |
| we had been preheating |
| you had been preheating |
| they had been preheating |
| Conditional |
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| I would preheat |
| you would preheat |
| he/she/it would preheat |
| we would preheat |
| you would preheat |
| they would preheat |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have preheated |
| you would have preheated |
| he/she/it would have preheated |
| we would have preheated |
| you would have preheated |
| they would have preheated |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
preheat
To set an oven at the desired cooking temperature some time before it is needed so that the food to be cooked is placed into an oven that is already hot.
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Verb 1. preheat - heat beforehand; "Preheat the oven!"
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
preheat
vt → vorheizen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
preheat
[priːˈhiːt] vt → far riscaldarebake in a preheated oven at 250° → cucinare nel forno già riscaldato a 250°
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995