prior

adjective/ˈpraɪə/CEFR B2

পূর্ববর্তী, আগের

Meaning

Existing or happening before something else.

Example sentences

No prior experience is needed.আগের কোনো অভিজ্ঞতা লাগবে না।
She had a prior engagement.তার আগে থেকেই একটা কথা দেওয়া ছিল।

A common mistake

The meeting was prior than the launch.→The meeting was earlier than the launch. / The meeting was prior to the launch.

Prior sits before a noun — prior notice, prior approval — or joins to to make a preposition. It never takes than on its own.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: previous, earlier

Antonyms: subsequent

Similar words, and what each means

previous
পূর্ববর্তী, আগের
Happening or existing before the present one.
earlier
আগে, পূর্বে; আগেকার
Before the time mentioned, or nearer the beginning.

Other English words for “পূর্ববর্তী, আগের”

previous
Happening or existing before the present one.

Opposite words

subsequent
পরবর্তী, পরের
Coming after something in time or order.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

prioritynounঅগ্রাধিকার

“prior” elsewhere on EnglishBD

That prior knowledge does half the reading for you — which is exactly why a local English daily is a far better place to start than a foreign one.
How to Read English Newspapers →
Submit the form prior to the deadline.
prior to — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“prior” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • পূর্ববর্তী, আগের
- • সাহসী, নির্ভীক
- • আর্দ্র, স্যাঁতসেঁতে
- • নির্দিষ্ট, বিশেষ
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পূর্ববর্তী, আগের — prior (adjective) — পূর্ববর্তী, আগের. Existing or happening before something else.
Which word is closest in meaning to “prior”?
- • salty
- • medium
- • empirical
- • previous
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previous — previous — পূর্ববর্তী, আগের. Happening or existing before the present one.

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