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prior

prior

Meaning of prior

English

existing or happening before something else

Русский

происходящий раньше другого события или момента

prior

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈpraɪə/
American English
/ˈpraɪɚ/

prior with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом prior

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

7 сочетаний

Раньше по времени

Earlier in time
prior to
до

I had never met the owner prior to signing the lease.

Я никогда не встречал владельца до подписания договора аренды.

prior knowledge
предварительные знания

We joined the workshop without any prior knowledge of pottery.

Мы пришли на мастер-класс без каких-либо предварительных знаний о гончарном деле.

  • prior experienceпредыдущий опыт

Заранее

In advance
without prior notice
без предупреждения

The plumber arrived without prior notice this morning.

Сантехник пришёл сегодня утром без предупреждения.

prior approval
предварительное согласие

I needed prior approval before booking the tickets.

Мне было нужно предварительное согласие перед бронированием билетов.

  • prior noticeпредварительное уведомление
  • a prior commitmentдругие планы

prior usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

No prior experience is needed.

Предшествующий опыт не нужен.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She had prior experience in sales.

У неё был предшествующий опыт в продажах.

prior synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between prior, previous, earlier, preceding, and former

previous
🇬🇧English

The everyday word for what came before.

very often

ENI liked her previous book more.

earlier
🇬🇧English

More conversational: happening before.

very often

ENLet's take an earlier train.

P
🇬🇧English
preceding

Formal: coming just before.

rare word

ENSee the chart on the preceding page.

Advanced: broader words

F
🇬🇧English
former

Used for what someone or something used to be.

often

ENMy former boss called me yesterday.

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Questions about this word

What does prior mean?

existing or happening before something else

How do you pronounce prior?

prior is pronounced [ˈpraɪə].

How is prior used in a sentence?

Предшествующий опыт не нужен. Translation: No prior experience is needed.

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