how to pronounce prior

/pɹaɪəɹ/

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prior is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of prior in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… for two weeks prior i just sat there and …”

meaning of prior

Prior means earlier in time.

prior frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word prior occurs in english on average 16.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics prior can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that prior can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;