prepend

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /prɪˈpɛnd/

  Rhymes: -ɛnd

Etymology 1

From pre- + (ap)pend, by analogy with append.

Verb

prepend (third-person singular simple present prepends, present participle prepending, simple past and past participle prepended)

1. (computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.

Translations

to attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix

• Spanish: prefijar (es)

Etymology 2

From pre- + Latin pendere ‘weigh’.

Verb

prepend (third-person singular simple present prepends, present participle prepending, simple past and past participle prepended)

1. (rare, transitive) To premeditate; to weigh up mentally.

See also

• append
• prefix

Anagrams

• perpend