prescind

verb

/prɪˈsɪnd/

[intransitive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they prescind	/prɪˈsɪnd/ /prɪˈsɪnd/
he / she / it prescinds	/prɪˈsɪndz/ /prɪˈsɪndz/
past simple prescinded	/prɪˈsɪndɪd/ /prɪˈsɪndɪd/
past participle prescinded	/prɪˈsɪndɪd/ /prɪˈsɪndɪd/
-ing form prescinding	/prɪˈsɪndɪŋ/ /prɪˈsɪndɪŋ/

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prescind (from something) to not consider something; to leave something out预知：不考虑某事；遗漏一些东西
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘cut off abruptly or prematurely’): from Latin praescindere, from prae ‘before’ + scindere ‘to cut’.