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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRESCIND

From Late Latin praescindere to cut off in front, from Latin prae before + scindere to split.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRESCIND

prescind  [prɪˈsɪnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESCIND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prescind is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb prescind in English.

WHAT DOES PRESCIND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prescind in the English dictionary

The definition of prescind in the dictionary is usually foll by from to withdraw attention. Other definition of prescind is to isolate, remove, or separate, as for special consideration.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRESCIND

PRESENT

Present
I prescind
you prescind
he/she/it prescinds
we prescind
you prescind
they prescind
Present continuous
I am prescinding
you are prescinding
he/she/it is prescinding
we are prescinding
you are prescinding
they are prescinding
Present perfect
I have prescinded
you have prescinded
he/she/it has prescinded
we have prescinded
you have prescinded
they have prescinded
Present perfect continuous
I have been prescinding
you have been prescinding
he/she/it has been prescinding
we have been prescinding
you have been prescinding
they have been prescinding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I prescinded
you prescinded
he/she/it prescinded
we prescinded
you prescinded
they prescinded
Past continuous
I was prescinding
you were prescinding
he/she/it was prescinding
we were prescinding
you were prescinding
they were prescinding
Past perfect
I had prescinded
you had prescinded
he/she/it had prescinded
we had prescinded
you had prescinded
they had prescinded
Past perfect continuous
I had been prescinding
you had been prescinding
he/she/it had been prescinding
we had been prescinding
you had been prescinding
they had been prescinding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will prescind
you will prescind
he/she/it will prescind
we will prescind
you will prescind
they will prescind
Future continuous
I will be prescinding
you will be prescinding
he/she/it will be prescinding
we will be prescinding
you will be prescinding
they will be prescinding
Future perfect
I will have prescinded
you will have prescinded
he/she/it will have prescinded
we will have prescinded
you will have prescinded
they will have prescinded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been prescinding
you will have been prescinding
he/she/it will have been prescinding
we will have been prescinding
you will have been prescinding
they will have been prescinding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would prescind
you would prescind
he/she/it would prescind
we would prescind
you would prescind
they would prescind
Conditional continuous
I would be prescinding
you would be prescinding
he/she/it would be prescinding
we would be prescinding
you would be prescinding
they would be prescinding
Conditional perfect
I would have prescind
you would have prescind
he/she/it would have prescind
we would have prescind
you would have prescind
they would have prescind
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been prescinding
you would have been prescinding
he/she/it would have been prescinding
we would have been prescinding
you would have been prescinding
they would have been prescinding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you prescind
we let´s prescind
you prescind
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to prescind
Past participle
prescinded
Present Participle
prescinding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRESCIND


abscind
æbˈsɪnd
behind
bɪˈhaɪnd
blind
blaɪnd
combined
kəmˈbaɪnd
contained
kənˈteɪnd
determined
dɪˈtɜːmɪnd
exscind
ɛkˈsɪnd
find
faɪnd
Ind
ɪnd
kind
kaɪnd
lined
ˈlaɪnd
mind
maɪnd
one-of-a-kind
ˌwʌnəvəˈkaɪnd
pinned
pɪnd
rescind
rɪˈsɪnd
Sind
sɪnd
tinned
tɪnd
trained
treɪnd
undefined
ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd
wind
wɪnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRESCIND

preschedule
preschool
preschooler
prescience
prescient
prescientific
presciently
prescindent
prescious
prescission
prescore
Prescott
prescreen
prescribe
prescribed
prescriber
prescript
prescriptibility
prescriptible
prescription

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRESCIND

an axe to grind
bind
call to mind
grind
have in the wind
hind
humankind
in the teeth of the wind
in the wind
Lind
make up one´s mind
mankind
mastermind
nevermind
on one´s mind
peace of mind
rewind
state of mind
unwind
whirlwind

Synonyms and antonyms of prescind in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prescind» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRESCIND

Find out the translation of prescind to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prescind from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prescind» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

prescind
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prescind
570 millions of speakers

English

prescind
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

prescind
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نبتعد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

абстрагироваться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prescindir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপসৃত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire abstraction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prescind
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

absehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

注意をそらす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

prescind
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prescind
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cắt đứt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவனம் குறைத்துக் கொள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रीसींड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

prescind
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prescindere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

abstrahować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

абстрагуватися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abstracție
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

prescind
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afzonderen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

prescind
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

holdes atskilt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prescind

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESCIND»

The term «prescind» is used very little and occupies the 172.713 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESCIND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prescind

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESCIND»

Discover the use of prescind in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prescind and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce
Our older logicians with salutary boldness seem to have created for their service the verb to prescind, the corresponding Latin word meaning only to "cut off at the end," while the English word means to suppose without supposing some more ...
Charles Sanders Peirce, Charles Hartshorne, Paul Weiss, 1974
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The Cambridge Companion to Peirce
Hence, we cannot prescind colour from space - we cannot suppose colour without spatial extension. With respect to the categories, Peirce argues that we can abstract or prescind certain notions from experience and classify them as belonging ...
Cheryl Misak, 2004
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The Essential Peirce: Selected Philosophical Writings
Our older logicians with salutary boldness seem to have created for their service the verb to prescind, the corresponding Latin word meaning only to "cut off at the end," while the English word means to suppose without supposing some more ...
Charles Sanders Peirce, Nathan Houser, Christian J. W. Kloesel, 1998
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The Dance of Being: Man's Labyrinthine Rhythms : the Natural ...
When from events I prescind quality and resistance — in effect, suppressing relationship — "force" (i.e., matter in concreto) remains; when from events I prescind quality and relationship — in effect, suppressing resistance — "pattern" ( i.e., ...
Leonard Charles Feldstein, 1979
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Verbum: Word and Idea in Aquinas
Since, then, intellect can prescind from all that does not per se pertain to a thing, it follows that intellect can define universally and deduce with necessity on the basis of the changeless forms of changing things.65 But one may ask what is the  ...
Bernard J. F. Lonergan, Frederick E. Crowe, Robert M. Doran, 1997
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Values in a Universe of Chance: Selected Writings of Charles ...
Our older logicians with salutary boldness seem to have created for their service the verb to prescind, the corresponding Latin word meaning only to "cut off at the end," while the English word means to suppose without supposing some more ...
Values in a Universe of Chance, 1958
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Charles S. Peirce, Selected Writings
Our older logicians with salutary boldness seem to have created for their service the verb to prescind, the corresponding Latin word meaning only to “cut off at the end," while the English word means to suppose without supposing some more ...
Charles S. Peirce, Philip P. Wiener, 2012
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The Essential Peirce: Selected Philosophical Writings ...
Our older logicians with salutary boldness seem to have created for their service the verb to prescind, the corresponding Latin word meaning only to “cut off at the end,” while the English word means to suppose without supposing some more ...
Peirce Edition Project, 1998
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Quarrel Between Invariance and Flux: A Guide for ...
Our older logicians with salutary boldness seem to have created for their service the verb to prescind, the corresponding Latin word meaning only to "cut off at the end," while the English word means to suppose without supposing some more ...
Joseph Margolis, Jacques Catudal, 2010
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Routledge History of Philosophy Volume 7: The Nineteenth Century
Hence, we cannot prescind colour from space - we cannot suppose colour without spatial extension. With respect to the categories, Peirce argues that we can abstract or prescind certain notions from experience and classify them as belonging ...
C. L. Ten, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESCIND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prescind is used in the context of the following news items.
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Laudato Si on the Connection of All to All
But one cannot prescind from humanity. There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself. There can ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
2
Laudato Si: What's Missing, What's Not
But one cannot prescind from humanity. There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself. There can ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
The Catholic Church Is Not an Enemy of Science
... till and keep the land,” it can become “a manifestation of absolute freedom, a freedom that seeks to prescind from the limits inherent in things. «The New Republic, Jun 15»
4
An artist for the people
Those who subscribe to the theory of art for art's sake believe that they can prescind from the realities of their society and create art without any ... «Rappler, Apr 15»
5
Review of Oliver Crisp's “Deviant Calvinism” Part Three
... conceptual space, so to speak, to prescind from determinism touching all human choices and to affirm some limited version of libertarianism. «Patheos, Dec 14»
6
Pope Francis: I seek communion with Orthodox Churches
It is clear, therefore, that not even dialogue among Christians can prescind from this logic of personal encounter. It is not by chance that the path ... «Vatican Radio, Nov 14»
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Holy See publishes reply to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
... according to which “…the Holy See, in acceding to this Convention, does not intend to prescind in any way from its specific mission which is ... «Vatican Radio, Sep 14»
8
Ghosts of Eliyakanda
Not that he has chosen to prescind that aspect of the conflict. Arguably, he could have used the K-Point as a peg to venture far afield and survey ... «The Island.lk, May 14»
9
The 'Noah' Movie Controversies: Questions and Answers
It also helps nonbelievers watching the film to prescind from their own views and enter the worldview of the characters. Calling God “the ... «National Catholic Register, Mar 14»
10
In Praise Of Michael Sean Winters
But he simply does not believe (1) that liberalism, or any other conception of order, can successfully prescind from metaphysics (he quotes ... «The American Conservative, Sep 13»

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