- to consent or agree to in advance: Your teacher must preapprove your final project.
- to give provisional consent or approval to or for: Have the bank preapprove you for a mortgage before you start looking for a house.Many lenders will pre-approve your auto loan application and allow you to finalize it later.
- to read or view in advance in order to determine whether it can be published or broadcast: Moderators will have to preapprove all comments.
