Precedence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

status established in order of importance or urgency

preceding in time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɛsᵻdəns/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɛsɪdəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɛsɪdəns/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɛsᵻdəns/.

Examples

...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals
national independence takes priority over class struggle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

precedency precession anteriority antecedence antecedency priority

Antonyms

posteriority

Parts of Speech

noun	status established in order of importance or urgency “...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals”
noun	preceding in time
noun	the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

Word Forms

precedential	adjective	having precedence (especially because of longer service)
prioritize	verb	assign a priority to
prior	adjective	earlier in time
antecedent	adjective	preceding in time or order
antecede	verb	be earlier in time; go back further
anterior	adjective	earlier in time
precedent	adjective	preceding in time, order, or significance
precede	verb	be earlier in time; go back further

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorrang

Der Status wird in der Reihenfolge seiner Wichtigkeit oder Dringlichkeit festgelegt

🇫🇷French

priorité

statut établi par ordre d’importance ou d’urgence

🇪🇸Spanish

precedencia

estado establecido en orden de importancia o urgencia

🇮🇹Italian

precedenza

status stabilito in ordine di importanza o urgenza

🇳🇱Dutch

voorrang

status vastgesteld in volgorde van belangrijkheid of urgentie

🇵🇹Portuguese

precedência

status estabelecido em ordem de importância ou urgência

🇷🇺Russian

приоритет

статус установлен в порядке важности или срочности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रधानता

महत्व या तात्कालिकता के क्रम में स्थापित स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

অগ্রাধিকার

গুরুত্ব বা জরুরী ভিত্তিতে স্থিতি প্রতিষ্ঠিত

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னுரிமை

முக்கியத்துவம் அல்லது அவசரத்தின் அடிப்படையில் நிலை நிறுவப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాధాన్యత

ప్రాముఖ్యత లేదా అత్యవసర క్రమంలో ఏర్పాటు చేయబడిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अग्रक्रम

महत्त्व किंवा निकडीच्या क्रमाने स्थापित केलेली स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અગ્રતા

મહત્વ અથવા તાકીદના ક્રમમાં સ્થાપિત સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಶಸ್ತ್ಯ

ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ ಅಥವಾ ತುರ್ತು ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻഗണന

പ്രാധാന്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ അടിയന്തിരതയുടെയോ ക്രമത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതമായ നില

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਰਜੀਹ

ਮਹੱਤਵ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀਤਾ ਦੇ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਥਾਪਤ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترجیح

اہمیت یا عجلت کے لحاظ سے قائم کی گئی حیثیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

优先级

按重要性或紧急程度确定的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

優先順位

重要性または緊急性の順に確立されたステータス

🇰🇷Korean

상위

중요도나 긴급도에 따라 설정된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ưu tiên

tình trạng được thiết lập theo thứ tự quan trọng hoặc cấp bách

🇹🇭Thai

ลำดับความสำคัญ

สถานะที่จัดตั้งขึ้นตามลำดับความสำคัญหรือเร่งด่วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

hak lebih tinggi

status ditetapkan berdasarkan kepentingan atau urgensinya

🇵🇭Filipino

nangunguna

katayuang itinatag ayon sa kahalagahan o pagkaapurahan

🇲🇾Malay

keutamaan

status yang ditetapkan mengikut kepentingan atau kesegeraan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أسبقية

تم تحديد الحالة حسب الأهمية أو الاستعجال

🇮🇷Persian

تقدم

وضعیت به ترتیب اهمیت یا فوریت تعیین شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

öncelik

önem veya aciliyet sırasına göre belirlenen durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲדִיפוּת

מעמד שנקבע לפי סדר חשיבות או דחיפות

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