precondition
noun
something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition.
will precondition
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future tenseof precondition.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Such a settlement, Monnet apparently feels, will precondition reunification of Germany.
From Time Magazine Archive
