adjective
- occurring or done before a fight or combat
Usage: sports; military
Examples
- The boxer completed his prefight medical examination.
- Prefight preparations included studying the opponent’s tactics.
- The prefight weigh-in was scheduled for Friday evening.
- She felt nervous during the prefight warm-up routine.
- Prefight interviews revealed both fighters’ confidence.
- The prefight ritual helped calm his nerves before the match.