prior
gb/pɹˈaɪɚ/ us/pɹˈaɪɚ/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2200
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
adjective
B1
relation
1
Happening earlier in time
Happening or existing before something else in time.
వాడుక నమూనా:
prior to [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prior' with 'priority'. 'Prior' refers to something earlier in time, while 'priority' means something more important.
పర్యాయపదాలు
previous (Very similar; 'previous' is more common in everyday speech, while 'prior' can sound slightly more formal.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
subsequent (Refers to something that happens after, making it the opposite in terms of time sequence.)
పదకలయికలు
prior to
|prior experience
|prior knowledge
|prior notice
విషయాలు
time
|sequence
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- You must have prior approval before entering the building.
- I had no prior knowledge of the event.
- The contract was signed prior to the meeting.
- Prior experience in teaching is preferred for this job.
- She finished her work prior to the deadline.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I met him prior to the class.
- We spoke prior to the game.
- You need prior permission to enter.
- I had prior plans for the evening.
నామవాచకం
B2
entity
2
Previous criminal conviction
A crime someone has been found guilty of before.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think 'prior' as a noun can mean any previous event; in legal English it specifically refers to past convictions.
పర్యాయపదాలు
previous conviction (Direct equivalent; slightly more formal and explicit than 'prior' used alone.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
clean record (Means having no previous convictions, opposite of having a 'prior'.)
పదకలయికలు
have a prior
|prior conviction
|prior offense
విషయాలు
law
|crime
ఉదాహరణలు
- The defendant had two priors on his record.
- Because of his priors, the judge gave him a harsher sentence.
- Her prior was for petty theft.
- Police discovered he had several priors for burglary.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He has a prior for robbery.
- The man has two priors.
- She was arrested but had no priors.
- The judge saw his priors.
నామవాచకం
formal
C1
entity
3
Head of a priory or monastery
A leader in some religious houses, below an abbot.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'prior' in this sense with the adjective meaning 'earlier', as they are unrelated meanings.
పర్యాయపదాలు
monastic superior (General term for someone in charge of a monastery; not specific to rank below abbot.)
పదకలయికలు
the Prior of [place]
|monastery prior
విషయాలు
religion
|history
ఉదాహరణలు
- The Prior welcomed visitors to the monastery.
- In medieval times, the Prior managed the daily affairs of the priory.
- The monks elected a new Prior after the old one retired.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The Prior spoke to the monks.
- We met the Prior at the church.
- The Prior leads the monastery.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
prior
IPA
GB/pɹˈaɪɚ/
US/pɹˈaɪɚ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
pri - or (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (pri)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: prior
Noun
- Base: prior
- Plural: priors
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
priors
noun
Core family
priority
noun B1
prioritize
verb B2
Negative and opposite forms
subsequent
adjective B2
subsequently
adverb B2
Advanced or less common
prioritization
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
prior to
1/pɹˈaɪɚ tə/
fixed phrase
Before a specific event/time
Before something happens or before a certain time.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment.
- They met for coffee prior to the interview.