pre·form
ˈprē-ˌfȯrm 
(ˌ)prē-ˈfȯrm
preformed; preforming; preforms
1
: to form or shape beforehand
2
: to bring to approximate preliminary shape and size
pre·form
ˈprē-ˌfȯrm
plural preforms
: any of various objects of manufacture or handicraft after preliminary shaping: such as
a
: a rough gemstone that has been cut to approximately its finished size and shape
b
: a tube produced for the purpose of being molded into a particular form (such as a bottle)
Examples of preform in a Sentence
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 22 July 2025
This suggests investors are differentiating between credits that are preforming and those that are not.
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
American singers and songwriters Billy Preston and Janis Ian preformed as musical guests.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
But the shelter’s biggest challenge has been finding a larger space to preform surgery on animals, Willis said.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
At halftime, Beyoncé will take the stage, preforming tracks from her 2024 album Cowboy Carter live for the first time, along with special guest appearances.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
After leaving the Bee Gees, Bryon moved to Nashville and began a long career as a session musician, preforming and recording with Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Jimi Hendrix, Dave Edmunds and, more recently, The Italian Bee Gees.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
However, preformed vitamin A can accumulate in the body, primarily in the liver.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Sep. 2024
And, oh, by-the-way, UK pop star Robbie Williams would be preforming on a stage floating next to the Yacht Club de Monaco during the event too!
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Inside the facility, a rotary forge turns red-hot preform hunks of steel and alloy, using mechanical hammers to draw out precise shapes and contours.
—Hope Hodge Seck, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
In a nutshell, researchers placed hundreds of square silicon microscale digital chips into a preform that created a polymer fiber.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 17 June 2021
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Verb
Coldplay will be preforming at Nashville's Nissan Stadium on July 22.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 22 July 2025
This suggests investors are differentiating between credits that are preforming and those that are not.
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
American singers and songwriters Billy Preston and Janis Ian preformed as musical guests.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
But the shelter’s biggest challenge has been finding a larger space to preform surgery on animals, Willis said.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
At halftime, Beyoncé will take the stage, preforming tracks from her 2024 album Cowboy Carter live for the first time, along with special guest appearances.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
After leaving the Bee Gees, Bryon moved to Nashville and began a long career as a session musician, preforming and recording with Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Jimi Hendrix, Dave Edmunds and, more recently, The Italian Bee Gees.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
However, preformed vitamin A can accumulate in the body, primarily in the liver.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Sep. 2024
And, oh, by-the-way, UK pop star Robbie Williams would be preforming on a stage floating next to the Yacht Club de Monaco during the event too!
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Noun
Hundreds of square silicone microchips were embedded in a polymer preform to create the fiber, and by controlling the polymer flow during manufacture, the team was able to ensure continuous electrical connection among the microchips in a fiber tens of meters long.
—Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Inside the facility, a rotary forge turns red-hot preform hunks of steel and alloy, using mechanical hammers to draw out precise shapes and contours.
—Hope Hodge Seck, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
In a nutshell, researchers placed hundreds of square silicon microscale digital chips into a preform that created a polymer fiber.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 17 June 2021
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“Preform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preform. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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