Definitions for prerequisiteprɪˈrɛk wə zɪt, pri-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pre•req•ui•siteprɪˈrɛk wə zɪt, pri-(adj.)
required beforehand.
(n.)something prerequisite; precondition.
Origin of prerequisite:
1625–35
Princeton's WordNet
prerequisite, requirement(adj)
something that is required in advance
"Latin was a prerequisite for admission"
prerequisite(adj)
required as a prior condition or course of study
Wiktionary
prerequisite(Noun)
Something that must be gained in order to gain something else
Having a decent qualification is a prerequisite to getting a good job in marketing.
prerequisite(Noun)
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.
Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics.
prerequisite(Adjective)
Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
Webster Dictionary
Prerequisite(adj)
previously required; necessary as a preliminary to any proposed effect or end; as, prerequisite conditions of success
Prerequisite(noun)
something previously required, or necessary to an end or effect proposed
Translations for prerequisite
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
prerequisite(adjective)
(something that is) necessary for something else to be done or happen
An interest in children is (a) prerequisite for a teacher.
- voorvereisteAfrikaans

- شَرْط لازِم، مُتَطَلَّب أساسيArabic

- предпоставкаBulgarian

- pré-requisitoPortuguese (BR)

- nezbytný předpokladCzech

- die Voraussetzung; vorauszusetzenGerman

- forudsætningDanish

- προϋπόθεσηGreek

- requisito previo, condición previaSpanish

- eeltingimusEstonian

- پیش نیازFarsi

- edellytysFinnish

- préalableFrench

- תְּנַאי מוּקדָםHebrew

- पूर्वापेक्षा, पूर्वपेक्षितHindi

- preduvjet, potreban uvjetCroatian

- előfeltételHungarian

- prasyaratIndonesian

- forsendaIcelandic

- requisito; indispensabileItalian

- 必要条件Japanese

- 전제조건Korean

- būtina sąlygaLithuanian

- prasība; noteikumsLatvian

- wajibMalay

- eerste vereisteDutch

- forutsetning, betingelse; nødvendigNorwegian

- (wymagany jako) warunek wstępnyPolish

- شرط لازمPersian

- لازمى شرطPashto

- requisitoPortuguese

- condiţie necesară; necesar (pentru)Romanian

- необходимое условиеRussian

- nevyhnutný predpokladSlovak

- pogoj; nujnostSlovenian

- preduslovSerbian

- förutsättning; nödvändigtSwedish

- ต้องมีก่อนThai

- ön koşul/şartTurkish

- 必備的(事物),前提Chinese (Trad.)

- передумова; необхідний як умоваUkrainian

- لوازماتUrdu

- tiên quyếtVietnamese

- 必备的(事物),先决条件Chinese (Simp.)

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