PRE-VERBAL Meaning of PRE-VERBAL in English pre-verb ‧ al /ˌpriː ˈvɜːb ə l◂ $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] technical happening before a child has learned to speak:the pre-verbal stages Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012