PRIOR | meaning, definition in Cambridge English Dictionary

prior adjective [before noun] (EARLIER) ... existing or happening before something else, or before a particular time: The course required no prior ... MeaningofpriorinEnglish prioradjective[beforenoun]uk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /praɪər/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /praɪr/ prioradjective[beforenoun] (EARLIER) C1formalexistingorhappeningbeforesomethingelse,orbeforeaparticulartime:ThecourserequirednopriorknowledgeofSpanish.Theyhadtorefusethedinnerinvitationbecauseofapriorengagement(=somethingalreadyplannedforthattime). priortosomething C1beforeaparticulartimeorevent:theweekspriortoherdeath beforesomethingbeforeTrytoarrivebeforethestartofthemeeting.priortoAllutensilsshouldbewashedpriortouse.inadvanceofCallinadvanceofyourvisittoseeifyou'llneedaparkingreservation.aheadofMysisterisarrivingaheadofmetodotheshoppingforthedinner.byMakesureyou'rebackbymidnight. Seemoreresults» Youcanonlywithdrawmoneyfromthisaccountbypriorarrangementwiththebank.It'saprettysteeplearningcurvewhenyou'rethrownintoajobwithnopriorexperience.Wereservetherighttomakechangestotheschedulewithoutpriornotice.DuetoapriorengagementMrRichardsisunabletoattend.Nopriorknowledgeofthelanguageisrequired. Before,afterandalready advance afore afterwards already ante asitisidiom before gone immediate inadvanceidiom inadvanceofsomething/someoneidiom inthewakeofsomethingidiom next prologue quondam second-wave secondarily secondary shortly wake Seemoreresults»   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. prioradjective[beforenoun] (MOREIMPORTANT) formalmoreimportant:Motherswithyoungchildrenhaveapriorclaimonfunds. Veryimportantorurgent all-important atallcost(s)idiom beamatteroflifeand/ordeathidiom cardinal chief considerable mainly majorleague maketheworldgoaround/roundidiom marmoreal materially meaningful pressing prominent radical revalorization revalorize sacred salient subtle Seemoreresults» priornoun[C]uk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /praɪər/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /praɪr/ amanwhoisinchargeofaprioryorwhoissecondinchargeofanabbey Religiouspeople:monks&nuns abbess abbey abbot anchorite ascetic benedictine flagellant Franciscan friar friary hermit monastery monastic monasticism monk mother prioress priory Trappistmonk veil Seemoreresults» (DefinitionofpriorfromtheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary&Thesaurus©CambridgeUniversityPress) prior|AmericanDictionary prioradjective,adverb[notgradable]us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈprɑɪ·ər/ comingbeforeintime,order,orimportance:Shedeniedpriorknowledgeofthemeeting.Passengersmayboardtheplanetwentyminutespriorto(=before)departure. (DefinitionofpriorfromtheCambridgeAcademicContentDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) prior|BusinessEnglish prioradjective[beforenoun]uk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /praɪər/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio existingorhappeningbeforesomethingelse:Operatingearningswere$71million,comparedwithalossof$111millionintheprioryear.Boardmembersdeniedanypriorknowledgeofanexecutivecompensationagreement.prioragreement/approval/consentDonotpublishthesefigureswithoutpriorauthorizationfromtheBoard.Applicantsshouldhavepriorexperienceofthepharmaceuticalsector.give/receivepriornotice(ofsth)Accordingtothelaw,thefinanceministryshouldhavebeengivenpriornotice,whichitdidnotget.  priorto(doing)sth beforesomethingelse:Itisvitalthatboards,management,andshareholdersfullyappreciatetherisksandrewardspriortoanymerger.Shewasvicepresidentofbusinessoperationsforthreeyearspriortobecomingcommissioner. (DefinitionofpriorfromtheCambridgeBusinessEnglishDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) Examplesofprior prior Bothuniformandnormalpriorsareusedinthemodel,respectively,toseetheeffectofpriorsonposteriorinference. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Becausenowallpriorsareuniformoverspecifiedintervals,theprocedureisnowequivalenttoconstrainedmaximumlikelihood. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Apoliticianwholistensquiteselectivelytothediscussionamongeconomistscanalwaysfindsomeexpertviewsthatsupporthisorherownpriors. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Suchfindingsareinlinewithourpriors,thoughwealsoexpectedmanagementtoolstopositivelyaffecttreeplanting. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theirrestrictionsdidn'tcorrespondtoourtruepriors. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Severalmethodsexistfordeterminingnoninformativepriors;however,thereisnoconsensusastothebestmethod(1,73-74). FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Finally,thesameprobabilitiesusingstrongerpriorscouldbeaddedandcontrasted. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Manyofushavestrongpriorsonwelfareissues,anditisoftenpainfultofindoutthatyourpriorsdonotalwayshold. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thedemonstrationofanerrorisconsideredimportantbecausetheimplicitpriorssuggestthatsuchademonstrationwouldbedifficulttoobtain. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Wealsousedinformedpriorsinthecurrentstudy,forcomparison. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Moreover,hisfocusisnotexclusivelyoncorrectnessbut,importantly,ontheuniverseofdecision-makerswhose"priors"willbedecisive. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Sinceonlyonecaseexistedfortheprivatisationstatus,priorsunderprivatisationhavebeenattributedthesameuncertainty(variance)aspriorsundernon-privatisation. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Actually,whenaninvestorfollowstheherdbecauseofthe(assumed)presenceofinformationasymmetries,heorsheshouldcoherentlyrevisehisorherpriors. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Otherpossibilitiesareskepticalpriors,whichmightbeparticularlyappropriateforregulatoryauthorities(32),enthusiasticpriors(32),orextremepriorsthatprovidebounds(5). FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Additionally,wefinditplausiblethatarationalagentmayhavespottypriors. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Seeallexamplesofprior Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Translationsofprior inChinese(Traditional) 早些的,在先的，在前的,居先的… Seemore inChinese(Simplified) 早些的,在先的，在前的,居先的… Seemore inSpanish previo,prioritario,prior… Seemore inPortuguese prévio,prioritário,prior… Seemore inTurkish inFrench inCzech inDanish inIndonesian inThai inVietnamese inPolish inMalay inGerman inNorwegian inUkrainian inRussian inItalian ...dan/denönce/evvel,dahaönceden,dahaönemli… Seemore préalable,antérieur/-eure,antérieur… Seemore předešlý,přednostní,převor… Seemore forudgående,tidligere,vigtigere… Seemore sudahdiatur,lebihpenting,kepalabiara… Seemore ที่มีมาก่อน,ที่สำคัญกว่า,รองเจ้าอาวาส… Seemore trước,quantrọnghơn,giáotrưởng… Seemore uprzedni,wcześniejszy… Seemore sebelumnya,utama,ketuarahib… Seemore früher,vordringlich,derPrior/diePriorin… Seemore tidligere,viktigere,prior… Seemore попередній,важливіший,вагоміший… Seemore предварительный,прежний… Seemore precedente,prioritario,piùimportante… Seemore Needatranslator? Getaquick,freetranslation! 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