Meaning

19 senses
  1. (historical)The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.

    the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.

  2. The religious service appointed to this hour.

  3. The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.

    Blütezeit, Blüte, Glanzzeit

    расцве́тrascvét, зени́тzenít

  4. The chief or best individual or part.

  5. Something which is first in importance or rank: a prime defense company, mortgage lender, etc.

  6. The first note or tone of a musical scale.

  7. The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.

  8. A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.

    3 is a prime.

    просто́е число́prostóje čisló

  9. A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.

  10. A series of consecutive blocks. A prime of six prevents the opponent's pieces from passing.

    I'm threatening to build a prime here.

  11. The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations.

  12. An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system.

Examples

350 sentences
  1. Tom is no longer our prime suspect.

    Том більше не є нашим головним підозрюваним. — deniko

    deTom ist nicht mehr unser Hauptverdächtiger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. There are only two prime numbers between 10 and 14.

    У проміжку між 10 та 14 є лише два прості числа. — deniko

  3. Is 1 a prime number?

    Одиниця — просте число? — deniko

    ruЕдиница – простое число? — Ooneykcall

    deIst 1 eine Primzahl? — manese

  4. Is 1 considered a prime number?

    Чи вважається одиниця простим числом? — deniko

  5. He was forced to resign as prime minister.

    Його примусили залишити посаду прем'єр-міністра. — hectorvk

    ruЕго вынудили оставить пост премьер-министра. — shanghainese

    deEr wurde gezwungen, als Ministerpräsident zurückzutreten. — Manfredo

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
earliest stage:
most active, thriving, or successful stage or period:
algebra: prime element of a mathematical structure:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
most active, thriving, or successful stage or period:

Origin

From Middle English prime, from Old French prime and its etymon, Latin prīmus (“first”), f

From Middle English prime, from Old French prime and its etymon, Latin prīmus (“first”), from earlier prīsmos < *prīsemos < Proto-Italic *priisemos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“beyond, before”). Doublet of primo and primus.

From French prime (“reward, prize, bonus”).

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Forms

plural: primes
Singularprime
Pluralprimes

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
most active, thriving, or successful stage or period:bloomA2blossomB2flowerA1peakB2efflorescenceflushheyday
chief or best individual or part:choiceA2prizeB1qualityA2selectB1
A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.:whiteA1
early morning generally:early morning
algebra: prime element of a mathematical structure:prime number
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

21 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • prime minister
  • the prime minister
  • prime suspect

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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