PRIME | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of prime – Learner’s Dictionary

prime
uk
/praɪm/
us

prime adjective [always before noun] (MAIN)

prime adjective [always before noun] (BEST)

of the best quality:
The hotel is in a prime location in the city centre.
a prime example
a very good example of something
prime
uk
/praɪm/
us
the period in your life when you are most active or successful:
At 35, she's in her prime.
the prime of life
prime
verb [ T ]
uk
/praɪm/
us
to prepare someone for an event or situation, often by giving them the information that they need:
The president had been well primed before the debate.

(Definition of prime from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of prime

in Chinese (Traditional)
首要的,主要的, 基本的, 品質最好的,一流的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
首要的,主要的, 基本的, 质量最好的,一流的…
in Spanish
principal, primordial, excelente…
in Portuguese
principal, sumo, excelente…
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मुख्य, मोक्याचे, उत्कृष्ट…
asıl, esas, ana…
principal/-ale, de premier choix, premier…
主要(しゅよう)な, 最高(さいこう)の…
eerst, prima, bloei…
முக்கிய அல்லது மிக முக்கியமான, சிறந்த தரம் வாய்ந்தது…
मुख्य, प्रमुख, उत्तम गुणवत्ता का…
મુખ્ય, સૌથી મહત્વનું, ઉત્તમ…
vigtigst, første-, højest…
främsta, viktigast, huvud-…
perdana, utama, terbaik…
wichtigst, erstklassig, die Blüte…
hoved-, prima, super…
انتہائی اہم, بہترین…
головний, найкращий, розквіт…
первый, основной, первоклассный…
ప్రధాన లేదా అతి ముఖ్యమైన, ఉత్తమ నాణ్యత…
প্রধান, সেরা…
první, nejdůležitější, nejlepší…
pertama, utama, terbaik…
ที่มาลำดับแรก, ที่ดีที่สุด, ช่วงเวลาที่ดีที่สุดในชีวิต…
chủ yếu, hàng đầu, hoàn hảo…
główny, pierwszorzędny, najlepsze lata (życia )…
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