Prelim Meaning in English

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التعريف

An informal term for 'preliminary', usually referring to an initial stage of a test, exam, or competition before the main event.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Prelim' is casual/slang, mainly in academic and sporting contexts. Common in university exams ('PhD prelims') or sports ('prelim match'). Not used in formal writing. 'Preliminary' is the formal word.

• Spanish: examen preliminar - eliminatoria (deporte)
• Portuguese (BR): prova preliminar - eliminatória (esporte)
• Portuguese (PT): prova preliminar - eliminatória (desporto)
• Chinese (Simplified): 预赛 - 预考
• Chinese (Traditional): 預賽 - 預考
• Hindi: प्रारंभिक परीक्षा - प्रारंभिक मुकाबला
• Arabic: اختبار تمهيدي - مباراة تمهيدية
• Bengali: প্রিলিম - প্রাথমিক পরীক্ষা
• Russian: предварительный (экзамен) - предлим (разговорное)
• Japanese: 予備試験 - 予選（スポーツの場面）
• Vietnamese: kỳ prelim - vòng thi sơ khảo
• Korean: 프렐림 - 예비시험 - 예선
• Turkish: ön eleme - ön sınav (gayriresmî)
• Urdu: پریلم - ابتدائی امتحان
• Indonesian: prelim - thi sơ khảo - vòng loại

جمل نموذجية

She passed the prelim and moved to the finals.

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Did you study for your prelim?

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The prelim exam is next week.

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The fighters are warming up for their prelim bout.

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I was so nervous before the prelim, but it went better than I expected.

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Most students spend months preparing for the prelim.

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