preschool

CEFRB1

/ˈpɹiːskuːl/

noun · adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A school for young children before they start primary school.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A nursery school.

Examples

  • How do you know if your child is ready for preschool?

  • Admission is free for preschool children.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A school including nursery and kindergarten. It is succeeded by elementary school.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of or relating to the years of early childhood before attendance at primary school.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To provide nursery school education for.

More examples

In context

  • My son is in preschool.

  • What could you do with the transumer trend in your agency? What about a coffee cart where parents pick up their children from preschool or classes?

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Children aged three to five often attend blank in their community before starting kindergarten.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From pre- + school.