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انگریزی

prior

gb/pɹˈaɪɚ/ us/pɹˈaɪɚ/
B1 انگریزی
~ 2200
معانی
0 معانی
adjective B1 relation
1

Happening earlier in time

Happening or existing before something else in time.

استعمال کا انداز: prior to [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prior' with 'priority'. 'Prior' refers to something earlier in time, while 'priority' means something more important.
ہم معنی الفاظ
previous (Very similar; 'previous' is more common in everyday speech, while 'prior' can sound slightly more formal.)
متضاد الفاظ
subsequent (Refers to something that happens after, making it the opposite in terms of time sequence.)
لفظی تراکیب
prior to |prior experience |prior knowledge |prior notice
موضوعات
time |sequence |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.
اسم B2 entity
2

Previous criminal conviction

A crime someone has been found guilty of before.

عام غلطی:
Learners may think 'prior' as a noun can mean any previous event; in legal English it specifically refers to past convictions.
ہم معنی الفاظ
previous conviction (Direct equivalent; slightly more formal and explicit than 'prior' used alone.)
متضاد الفاظ
clean record (Means having no previous convictions, opposite of having a 'prior'.)
لفظی تراکیب
have a prior |prior conviction |prior offense
موضوعات
law |crime
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • He has a prior for robbery.
  • The man has two priors.
  • She was arrested but had no priors.
  • The judge saw his priors.
اسم formal C1 entity
3

Head of a priory or monastery

A leader in some religious houses, below an abbot.

عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'prior' in this sense with the adjective meaning 'earlier', as they are unrelated meanings.
ہم معنی الفاظ
monastic superior (General term for someone in charge of a monastery; not specific to rank below abbot.)
لفظی تراکیب
the Prior of [place] |monastery prior
موضوعات
religion |history
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The Prior spoke to the monks.
  • We met the Prior at the church.
  • The Prior leads the monastery.
گرامر
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prior
IPA
GB/pɹˈaɪɚ/
US/pɹˈaɪɚ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
pri - or (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (pri)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
  • Base: prior
Noun
  • Base: prior
  • Plural: priors
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
عبارات

prior to

1
/pɹˈaɪɚ tə/
fixed phrase

Before a specific event/time

Before something happens or before a certain time.

مثالیں
  • Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment.
  • They met for coffee prior to the interview.
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