Prior
adjective
Happening or existing before a particular event or time.
You need to get prior approval before you proceed with the transaction.
Often appears as...
- prior approval
- prior notice
noun
A person who is in charge of a priory or monastery.
The prior of the Abbey has been serving for ten years.
Often appears as...
- the prior
- priory
adjective
Being of higher rank or importance.
He made a prior claim on the estate.
Often appears as...
- prior claim
- prior rights
Usage tips
Legal
adjective
Happening or existing before a particular event or time.
You need to get prior approval before you proceed with the transaction.
Often appears as...
- prior approval
- prior notice
noun
A person who is in charge of a priory or monastery.
The prior of the Abbey has been serving for ten years.
Often appears as...
- the prior
- priory
adjective
Being of higher rank or importance.
He made a prior claim on the estate.
Often appears as...
- prior claim
- prior rights
Usage tips
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Pre-event Condition
Indicates requirement or action needed before another event can occur or continue.
Prior registration is required to attend the seminar.
Pro Tip 2/3Early Preparation
Suggests planning or actions taken in advance to avoid issues or delays.
He did the groundwork prior to the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
Refers to things that were relevant before the current context, not right now.
The rules set prior weren't applicable today.
Pro Tip 1/3Pre-event Condition
Indicates requirement or action needed before another event can occur or continue.
Prior registration is required to attend the seminar.
Pro Tip 2/3Early Preparation
Suggests planning or actions taken in advance to avoid issues or delays.
He did the groundwork prior to the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
Refers to things that were relevant before the current context, not right now.
The rules set prior weren't applicable today.
Pro Tip 1/3Pre-event Condition
Indicates requirement or action needed before another event can occur or continue.
Prior registration is required to attend the seminar.
Pro Tip 2/3Early Preparation
Suggests planning or actions taken in advance to avoid issues or delays.
He did the groundwork prior to the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
Refers to things that were relevant before the current context, not right now.
The rules set prior weren't applicable today.
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The secret lives of baby...
But prior to settling down in this diverse tropical environment, baby coral reef fish face the difficult process of growing up on their own, undergoing drastic changes, and the journey of a lifetime before they find that reef to call home. The life cycle for most of these fish
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Is there a reproducibilit...
in order to ease replication efforts. The peer review process can also be strengthened to more efficiently weed out weak papers prior to publication. And we could temper the pressure to find big results by publishing more papers that fail to confirm the original hypothesis,
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The past, present and...
show telltale signs of malnutrition and prior illness. The destruction caused by the Black Death changed humanity in two important ways. On a societal level, the rapid loss of population led to important changes in Europe's economic conditions. With more food to go around,
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Making sense of...
prior we in fact get something that's shifted away so the blue ellipse and that's the wrong answer and we're not doing correct cosmology I'm really interested in not only being precise but getting the right answer in the universe because I want to understand how the
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5 ways to kill your...
People may think it's an overnight success, but that only worked because for the 17 years prior to that, I took life and education seriously. Your overnight success story is always a result of everything you've done in your life through that moment.
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HAZMAT Weed Bust PIPE...
practice and work steps involved prior to entering the confined space the team takes shifts working inside and outside the tanker even agents working the exterior operating the vacuum must be protected you just told me going to
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Where did English come...
and other major language families, and the nature of the languages spoken in Europe prior to its arrival. But the amazing fact remains that nearly 3 billion people around the world, many of whom cannot understand each other,
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Emma Teeling: The secret...
and are also ecologically divergent, you will get a better understanding of what the evolutionary prior of that site is, i.e., if it is important for the mammal to function, for its survival, it will be the same
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Small Creatures In Need...
few days prior was ready to be released so we went along after spending the last few weeks being hand-fed and cared for he has put on enough weight and is strong enough to face the big outside world
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Lifelike simulations...
lifelike rehearsal. Practicing prior to game time. Thank you.
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The secret lives of baby...
But prior to settling down in this diverse tropical environment, baby coral reef fish face the difficult process of growing up on their own, undergoing drastic changes, and the journey of a lifetime before they find that reef to call home. The life cycle for most of these fish
Video examples
Is there a reproducibilit...
in order to ease replication efforts. The peer review process can also be strengthened to more efficiently weed out weak papers prior to publication. And we could temper the pressure to find big results by publishing more papers that fail to confirm the original hypothesis,
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The past, present and...
show telltale signs of malnutrition and prior illness. The destruction caused by the Black Death changed humanity in two important ways. On a societal level, the rapid loss of population led to important changes in Europe's economic conditions. With more food to go around,
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Making sense of...
prior we in fact get something that's shifted away so the blue ellipse and that's the wrong answer and we're not doing correct cosmology I'm really interested in not only being precise but getting the right answer in the universe because I want to understand how the
Video examples
5 ways to kill your...
People may think it's an overnight success, but that only worked because for the 17 years prior to that, I took life and education seriously. Your overnight success story is always a result of everything you've done in your life through that moment.
Video examples
HAZMAT Weed Bust PIPE...
practice and work steps involved prior to entering the confined space the team takes shifts working inside and outside the tanker even agents working the exterior operating the vacuum must be protected you just told me going to
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Where did English come...
and other major language families, and the nature of the languages spoken in Europe prior to its arrival. But the amazing fact remains that nearly 3 billion people around the world, many of whom cannot understand each other,
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Emma Teeling: The secret...
and are also ecologically divergent, you will get a better understanding of what the evolutionary prior of that site is, i.e., if it is important for the mammal to function, for its survival, it will be the same
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Small Creatures In Need...
few days prior was ready to be released so we went along after spending the last few weeks being hand-fed and cared for he has put on enough weight and is strong enough to face the big outside world
Video examples
Lifelike simulations...
lifelike rehearsal. Practicing prior to game time. Thank you.
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Rachel Lindsay
American Celebrity
I'm actually glad I didn't watch 'The Bachelor' or 'The Bachelorette' prior to being on them. I think if I'd watched them before being a contestant, I would've over-analyzed it or tried to be something else - tried to fit into that world. Because I was so green, I was just me, and I think it was really refreshing to the people watching it.
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Tyler Herro
American Basketball Player
Before I left for the bubble, a couple days prior I started taking notes on everything I was doing, how my workouts were and stuff like that. I just did it throughout the bubble. It does help me for sure. It keeps me locked in, just always reminding myself of what I need to do.
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Laura Wasser
American Lawyer
I think it is really important that people at least have some potentially difficult discussions about what their expectations are - and not just financially - prior to getting married. It should really even happen prior to people living together or casting their lot together.
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Tyson Kidd
Canadian Wrestler
I liked helping talent with their matches prior to my injury. Obviously, now as a producer it becomes more a larger responsibility than just me as a talent giving advice. What I didn't know was I didn't know how fulfilling it could actually be.
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Gil Gerard
American Actor
Up to that point I never really knew what my character would be expected to do, and prior to accepting the job I had actually turned down the role three times before finally giving in.
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Jahlil Okafor
American Athlete
I've always gotten credit for being a big man who doesn't want to shoot threes. Throughout my entire basketball career prior to coming to the NBA, I was praised for doing that.
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Vin Diesel
American Actor
I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
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Fred Thompson
American Politician
You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
I've been fortunate to have had the life I had prior to Hollywood. I wasn't starving; I was going to eat the next day.
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Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
Prior to 'The Goldbergs,' I rarely got good reviews on anything I've done.
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Rachel Lindsay
American Celebrity
I'm actually glad I didn't watch 'The Bachelor' or 'The Bachelorette' prior to being on them. I think if I'd watched them before being a contestant, I would've over-analyzed it or tried to be something else - tried to fit into that world. Because I was so green, I was just me, and I think it was really refreshing to the people watching it.
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Tyler Herro
American Basketball Player
Before I left for the bubble, a couple days prior I started taking notes on everything I was doing, how my workouts were and stuff like that. I just did it throughout the bubble. It does help me for sure. It keeps me locked in, just always reminding myself of what I need to do.
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Laura Wasser
American Lawyer
I think it is really important that people at least have some potentially difficult discussions about what their expectations are - and not just financially - prior to getting married. It should really even happen prior to people living together or casting their lot together.
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Tyson Kidd
Canadian Wrestler
I liked helping talent with their matches prior to my injury. Obviously, now as a producer it becomes more a larger responsibility than just me as a talent giving advice. What I didn't know was I didn't know how fulfilling it could actually be.
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Gil Gerard
American Actor
Up to that point I never really knew what my character would be expected to do, and prior to accepting the job I had actually turned down the role three times before finally giving in.
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Jahlil Okafor
American Athlete
I've always gotten credit for being a big man who doesn't want to shoot threes. Throughout my entire basketball career prior to coming to the NBA, I was praised for doing that.
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Vin Diesel
American Actor
I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
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Fred Thompson
American Politician
You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
I've been fortunate to have had the life I had prior to Hollywood. I wasn't starving; I was going to eat the next day.
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Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
Prior to 'The Goldbergs,' I rarely got good reviews on anything I've done.
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