preheat
verb (used with object)
to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process.
had preheated
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past perfectof preheat.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The oven I had preheated for my stuffing had not, in fact, heated.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
