предишен adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
предшестващ adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
досие noun (previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone’s criminal record)
помощник игумен noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Catalan

2 entries

prèvia adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)
prior noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Chagatai

2 entries

اولکی adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
بورونغی adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

事前 adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
先驗 /先验 adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)
預先 /预先 adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
前科 noun (previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone’s criminal record)

Czech

1 entries

převor noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Danish

1 entries

prior noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Dutch

1 entries

prior noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Esperanto

2 entries

prioro noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)
ĉefabato noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Estonian

1 entries

prior noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Finnish

4 entries

edellinen adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
priorinen adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)
tärkeämpi adj (more important or significant)
aiempi rangaistus noun (previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone’s criminal record)

French

4 entries

a priori adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)
préalable adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
antécédents noun (previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone’s criminal record)
casier (judiciaire) noun (previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone’s criminal record)

Galician

2 entries

previo adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
prior noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Georgian

1 entries

პრიორი noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

German

4 entries

a priori adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)
früher adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
vorausgehend adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
vorherig adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)

Hungarian

1 entries

perjel noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Icelandic

1 entries

príor noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Ido

1 entries

prioro noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Irish

1 entries

prióir noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Italian

3 entries

a priori adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)
previo adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
priore noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Japanese

4 entries

事前 adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)
優先する adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
先の adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
先んずる adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)

Korean

1 entries

사전 adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)

Latin

2 entries

prior adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
prior noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Limburgish

1 entries

prior noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

prior noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Persian

1 entries

قبلی adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)

Polish

1 entries

przeor noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Portuguese

4 entries

a priori adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)
prévio adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
prior noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)
prior noun (head of a priory, or some other minor or smaller monastery)

Romanian

3 entries

dinainte adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
înainte de adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
antecedente noun (previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone’s criminal record)

Russian

4 entries

априо́рный adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)
пре́жний adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
предше́ствовавший adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
предше́ствующий adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)

Spanish

4 entries

a priori adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)
previo adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
antecedentes noun (previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone’s criminal record)
prior noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Swedish

3 entries

prior noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)
prior noun (head of a priory, or some other minor or smaller monastery)
priorinna noun (head of a priory, or some other minor or smaller monastery)

Turkish

2 entries

önceki adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
önsel adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)

Ukrainian

2 entries

апріо́рний adj (of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it)
пріо́р noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Urdu

1 entries

پرائر noun (in an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy)

Uyghur

3 entries

ئاۋۋالقى adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
بالدۇرقى adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
بۇرۇنقى adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)

Uzbek

3 entries

avvalgi adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
burungi adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)
ilgarigi adj (coming before in importance, order, or time — see also earlier, former, previous)

Sample sentences

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This happened prior to receiving your letter.

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Prior to the meeting, they had dinner.

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I need it by the morning of April 5, so it can be reviewed by other members prior to the meeting.

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It happened prior to my arrival.

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