No. 2,799 in Russian
предварительно
"Предварительно" means "preliminarily" or "in advance."
In a sentence
Мы отправили документы предварительно для проверки.
We sent the documents beforehand for review.
The word 'предварительно' is used here to describe the timing of the action relative to another event, indicating that it was done in advance.
Предварительно изучив тему, мы лучше понимаем материал.
Having studied the topic in advance, we better understand the material.
Here, 'предварительно' modifies the verb 'изучив' to imply prior completion of an activity to prepare for another.
Информацию о встрече предварительно уточнили.
The information about the meeting was preliminarily clarified.
In this sentence, 'предварительно' describes an action that ensures preparation or confirmation preceding a main event.
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