prerequisite

priːˈrɛk.wɪ.zɪt

Definition

Definition of prerequisite - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

requirementsomething required as a prior condition

Completion of this course is a prerequisite for advanced studies.

necessity

requirement

education

TECH.

course that must be completed before another

TECH.

Biology 101 is a prerequisite for Biology 201.

precondition

requirement

Adjective

necessary conditionrequired as a prior condition

Completion of this course is prerequisite for enrollment.

mandatory

necessary

education

TECH.

required as a prior course of study

TECH.

Math 101 is a prerequisite course for Math 201.

mandatory

necessary

obligatory

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Origin of prerequisite

Latin, prae (before) + requirere (to seek)

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requirement

general

necessity or prerequisite needed for something

Examples of prerequisite in a sentence

Passing the exam is a prerequisite to enroll.
Chemistry 101 is a prerequisite for advanced courses.
A prerequisite for the program is Math 101.
A passport is prerequisite for international travel.
Fluency in French is prerequisite for the job.
English 101 is a prerequisite for this literature class.

A prerequisite course must be completed first.

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French:prérequis, préalable, ...
German:Voraussetzung, erforderlich, ...
Italian:prerequisito, indispensabile, ...
Spanish:requisito, indispensable, ...
Portuguese:pré-requisito, necessário, ...
Chinese:先决条件, 必要的, ...
Japanese:必須条件, 必須の, ...
Arabic:شَرْط مُسْبَق, مُسْبَق, ...
Hebrew:תְּנַאי מֻקְדָּם, דָּרוּשׁ, ...
Russian:требование, обязательный, ...
Ukrainian:передумова, необхідний, ...
Hindi:पूर्वशर्त, पूर्वापेक्षित, ...
Bengali:পূর্বশর্ত, আবশ্যিক, ...
Catalan:prerequisit, indispensable, ...
Czech:předpoklad, předběžný, ...
Danish:forudsætning, påkrævet, ...
Dutch:vereiste, vereist, ...
Greek:προϋπόθεση, προαπαιτούμενος, ...
Hungarian:előfeltétel, előfeltételként szükséges, ...
Khmer:លក្ខខណ្ឌជាមុន, ជាលក្ខខណ្ឌជាមុន, ...
Korean:필수 조건, 필수적인, ...
Persian:پیش‌نیاز, لازم, ...
Polish:warunek wstępny, wymagany, ...
Portuguese (BR):pré-requisito, necessário, ...
Romanian:prerechizită, necesar anterior, ...
Swedish:förutsättning, nödvändig, ...
Thai:ข้อกำหนดเบื้องต้น, ที่เป็นเงื่อนไขเบื้องต้น, ...
Turkish:ön koşul, gerekli, ...
Vietnamese:điều kiện tiên quyết, tiên quyết, ...

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