prior
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2.9
- adjective
- /ˈpraɪər/
- Both classes were given a handout on rules prior to the written test.
- prior knowledge
- prior experience
- prior research
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Watch on YouTubeIt is consistent with prior efforts or studies.
- It is consistent with prior efforts or studies.
- I visualize the day prior like what I'm going to do.
- He became CEO in March when the prior CEO announced his retirement.
- So I'm sort of quoting from kind of two way prior theory on this.
- You got married the March prior, the May prior, May prior.
- But in addition to that, the prior read was revised.
- It's time we're imposing a prior world on their reality.
Examples
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Twenty-two percent reported feeling prepared prior to the interviews, and only 30% felt prepared after those interviews.
Academic text (2011) -
University and district internal review board approval was obtained prior to initiating the study.
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Because you learn a lot about someone from their prior relationships.
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I actually wore this dress two weeks prior to the Critics Choice Awards.
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Engine trouble on the Sapphire Moon was documented three times in the prior month.
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In a similar fashion, notwithstanding my Italian background, my prior knowledge of Catholic theology was also very limited.
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Parental consent for the study was obtained prior to each child's participation.
Academic text (2011) -
I wore this dress two weeks prior to the Critics Choice Awards.
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University and district internal review board approval was obtained prior to initiating the study.
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Both classes were given a handout on rules prior to the written test.
Synonyms
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From an earlier time, not happening now
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Happening before now or before another event
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1.0
Happening before something else in time
52
4.1
Already there before a given time or event
36
3.2
Coming before something in time or order
30
4.1
Already present before something else happens, like a health condition
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7.2
Happening before something else in time
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Present before something else happens
1
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Present before something else happened
Antonyms
How Early
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7.4
- Formal
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768
2.9
36
3.2
759
1.0
182
4.4
321
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Prior comes from the Latin word prior, which means 'earlier' or 'before'. Think of priority — something that comes 'before' others — so prior means something that exists or happens 'before' something else.