Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to précis
Participle: précised
Gerund: précising
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | précis |
| you | précis |
| he;she;it | précises |
| we | précis |
| you | précis |
| they | précis |
Perfect
| I | have précised |
| you | have précised |
| he;she;it | has précised |
| we | have précised |
| you | have précised |
| they | have précised |
Past
| I | précised |
| you | précised |
| he;she;it | précised |
| we | précised |
| you | précised |
| they | précised |
Pluperfect
| I | had précised |
| you | had précised |
| he;she;it | had précised |
| we | had précised |
| you | had précised |
| they | had précised |
Future
| I | will précis |
| you | will précis |
| he;she;it | will précis |
| we | will précis |
| you | will précis |
| they | will précis |
Future Perfect
| I | will have précised |
| you | will have précised |
| he;she;it | will have précised |
| we | will have précised |
| you | will have précised |
| they | will have précised |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | précis |
| you | précis |
| he;she;it | précis |
| we | précis |
| you | précis |
| they | précis |
Perfect
| I | have précised |
| you | have précised |
| he;she;it | have précised |
| we | have précised |
| you | have précised |
| they | have précised |
Imperfect
| I | précised |
| you | précised |
| he;she;it | précised |
| we | précised |
| you | précised |
| they | précised |
Pluperfect
| I | had précised |
| you | had précised |
| he;she;it | had précised |
| we | had précised |
| you | had précised |
| they | had précised |
Conditional
Present
| I | would précis |
| you | would précis |
| he;she;it | would précis |
| we | would précis |
| you | would précis |
| they | would précis |
Perfect
| I | would have précised |
| you | would have précised |
| he;she;it | would have précised |
| we | would have précised |
| you | would have précised |
| they | would have précised |
Imperative
| you | précis |
| we | Let's précis |
| you | précis |
Verbs conjugated like 'précis'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'précis'
précis,
precise,
Grecise,
precast,
precel,
precess,
precut,
prefix,
premise,
premiss,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from French précis (“summary”), from a substantive use of its adjectival sense "precise". Doublet of precise.
Sample Sentences
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If the inital ^([sic]) passage consists of a series of paragraphs, each with a one-sentence summary, the individual's success in managing to précis the essential content of the message can then be assessed [1983, Philip Priestley, James McGuire, Learning to Help: Basic Skills Excercises, →ISBN, Counseling, page 71:]
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Nevertheless, to be required to précis say 5000 words on a single sheet of A4 has the advantage of simplicity, even if it isn’t easy. [1996, Richard Palmer, “Creative Doodling: Note-taking for fun and profit”, in Brain train: studying for success, 2nd edition, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 124:]
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Télémaque would not only be read widely in schools throughout the century, it would also be cited approvingly in the Encyclopédie, cherished by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, précised by Louis XVI, and its author saluted by Robespierre as ‘tutor to the human race’. [2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 28:]
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We think it is vital to learn how to précis, and to improve this skill with regular practice. [2005, Mike Cardwell, Cara Flanagan, Psychology AS: The Complete Companion, Nelson Thornes, →ISBN, Module 2: Developmental psychology: Attachments in development, page 73:]
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She also asks if she can leave out the questions asking her to write a business letter and to précis because she feels that these questions would substantially disadvantage her because of her dyslexia. The education provider would not have to make this adjustment because these questions are there to determine her competence at writing and précising, so are part of the competence standard being tested. [2007, Disability Rights Commission, Code of practice post-16: code of practice (revised) for providers of post-16 education and related services, Large print version edition, The Stationery Office, →ISBN, page 101:]