prior

Pronunciation

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Preposition

Preposition prior

Preposition gabannin, kafin, goshin

1. If something happens prior to something else, it happens before it.
   1. In this recipe, most of the work is actually done prior to cooking.
   2. Prior to 1917 most people had lived on private farms. <> Kafin 1917, mafi yawan mutane na zama a gonakinsu
   3. Prior to my trip. <> Gabannin tafiya ta.

Adjective

Positive prior

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. (usually before the noun) occurring before <> wanda ya faru kafin abu.

   We learned that police had had prior knowledge of the attack.

   Few of these workers have any substantial prior experience in industry.

Synonyms

• previous
• earlier
• beforehand