B2adjective · frequent

primary

primary · more primary · most primary

головний, основний

первичный

primär

First or earliest in a group or seriesFirst or earliest in a group or series.

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UK/ˈpɹaɪ.m(ə.)ɹi/US/ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹ.i/

» This is our primary target.

Это наша основная цель. — paul_lingvo

Это наша главная цель. — paul_lingvo

Це наша основна мета. — deniko

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Meaning

6 senses

First or earliest in a group or series.
Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school.
, Book II, Chapter VIII These I call original, or primary, qualities of body.
перви́чныйpervíčnyj
Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
primär
перви́чныйpervíčnyj
Earliest formed; fundamental.
Preferred stock has primary claim on dividends, ahead of common stock.
Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
Relating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur.
Relating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.

More definitions

not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
most important element
of or being the essential or basic part

Examples

188 sentences

This is our primary target.
Це наша основна мета. — deniko
ruЭто наша основная цель. — paul_lingvo
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My primary concern is your safety.
deMeine primäre Sorge ist deine Sicherheit. — kroko
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Tom is a primary school teacher.
deTom ist Grundschullehrer. — raggione
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Tom is still in primary school.
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I went to primary school in Boston.
deDie Grundschule habe ich in Boston besucht. — raggione
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

first in a group or series:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

that which is placed ahead of others:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin prīmārius (“of the first (rank); chief, principal; excellent”), from p

Borrowed from Latin prīmārius (“of the first (rank); chief, principal; excellent”), from prīmus (first; whence the English adjective prime) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French primaire, primer, and premier. Doublet of premier.

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