primary
∞
2.5
- adjective
- /ˈpraɪˌmɛri/
:
primario
- Question number one was what is your primary source of business, right?
- primary care
- primary school
- primary education
And what were her two primary fears?
- And what were her two primary fears?
- That's perhaps the primary objective in my life.
- For for our purposes tonight, the primary point is this.
- And all of these are ways in which primary nature is breaking forth.
- But money is not the primary driver for doing what we do.
- We don't tend to see those as at least the primary feature, OK.
- And what is the primary duty that he talks about?
- Such joy has the very taste of primary truth.
- And you've picked solar as the primary focus, at least for now.
- For example, volume is the primary driver in hypertrophy.
- That is one of the primary risks of excessive MDMA intake.
- What it what's, what's your primary concerns right now?
- It's carb restriction is the primary initial phase.
Examples
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Improving the quality and safety of patients in primary care is a key clinical governance priority.
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But money is not the primary driver for doing what we do.
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For most Americans, increasing employment should be the primary responsibility of all government officials.
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The ability to communicate with others is one of the primary benefits of technology in the library.
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We also plan to set up better communication channels between primary and secondary care nursing teams.
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That's perhaps the primary objective in my life.
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Let's just say the primary aim of our research is to make American ground forces unbeatable against any foreign army in the world.
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The first and most fundamental is the nation-state, which remains the primary instrument of international relations.
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As districts move to data-driven decision making, a primary barrier is the lack of quality data.
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For most Americans, increasing employment should be the primary responsibility of all government officials.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Coming before all others in order, time, or importance
∞
1.0
Very serious or important
∞
1.0
Most important or central in a situation
∞
2.0
Very important for something to work or succeed
∞
3.2
The main thing that matters most
537
1.9
Needed for something to work or succeed
536
3.5
Very important and necessary for something to work
528
2.1
Very important and needed for something to work
320
2.8
Most important person or thing in a situation
122
4.2
Most important in a group or area
61
4.5
Most important or best in a group of similar things
46
6.2
Most basic and needed for life
45
6.7
More important than anything else
29
5.0
Very important and basic to how something works
24
4.0
Very necessary for a decision or success
22
4.0
More important than other things
16
1.1
Basic and most important part of something
15
5.2
Relating to the most basic part of something
8
7.0
Relating to the basic and most important part of something
Most important or main
Antonyms
Compounds
14
3.8
A doctor you see first for health problems who gives general care and arranges specialist help
12
3.2
An early election where party voters choose candidates for the general election
- Literature
5
6.4
An early election before the main vote where any registered voter can vote for candidates of only one party
3
3.3
A doctor or nurse you see first for health problems and regular check-ups
- Specialized
2
3.0
Basic health care you get first from a doctor or community clinic for everyday needs
2
7.2
An election to choose a party candidate in which only registered members of the party can vote
- Specialized
1
5.2
A long part of a bird's wing at the outer edge that helps the bird fly
- Offensive
An election with too many messy candidates that makes it hard to pick one
- Specialized
A lung infection in children and young adults that causes high fever and cough
- Jargon
Military officers check soldiers' personal letters and messages for secret information
- Specialized
Body parts used for having babies, like genitals, that show if someone is male or female
- Specialized
A body part you are born with that helps make babies, like genitals or ovaries
- Specialized
A loop of wire where changing electric current makes a magnetic field that creates current in a nearby loop
One of the three basic paint colours red, blue and yellow used to make other colours
- Specialized
Painful cramps in the lower belly that happen during a normal period
- Specialized
A body part you are born with that is used to make babies, like genitals
- Specialized
A solid metal in which atoms of other elements mix evenly into its structure
- Specialized
One of three colors, magenta, cyan and yellow, used in printing to make many colors by removing light
- Specialized
The first stage of syphilis when a painless sore appears at the infection site
- Specialized
A coil that receives input electricity and causes a changing current in the secondary coil
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Primary comes from the Latin primus meaning 'first' and is the same root as prime, so when something is primary it is the 'first' or most important thing.