prime
First in importance, degree, or rankFirst in importance, degree, or rank.
» Tom is no longer our prime suspect.
Tom ist nicht mehr unser Hauptverdächtiger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том більше не є нашим головним підозрюваним. — deniko
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10 sensesFirst in importance, degree, or rank.
Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe.
важне́йшийvažnéjšij, гла́вныйglávnyj, основно́йosnovnój
основни́йosnovnýj, головни́йholovnýj
first in rank or degree
First in time, order, or sequence.
Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals.
erste
перви́чныйpervíčnyj, пе́рвыйpérvyj
пе́ршийpéršyj, перви́ннийpervýnnyj
First in excellence, quality, or value.
This is a prime location for a bookstore.
превосхо́дныйprevosxódnyj, первокла́ссныйpervoklássnyj
першокла́снийperšoklásnyj
Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
Thirteen is a prime number.
prim-
просто́йprostój
просте́ число́prosté čysló
Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.
Having its complement closed under multiplication.
Such that the annihilator of any nonzero submodule is equal to the annihilator of the whole module.
Marked or distinguished by the prime symbol.
Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
being at the best stage of development
(obsolete)Lecherous, lewd, lustful.
Examples
350 sentencesTom is no longer our prime suspect.
Том більше не є нашим головним підозрюваним. — deniko
deTom ist nicht mehr unser Hauptverdächtiger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There are only two prime numbers between 10 and 14.
У проміжку між 10 та 14 є лише два прості числа. — deniko
Is 1 a prime number?
Одиниця — просте число? — deniko
ruЕдиница – простое число? — Ooneykcall
deIst 1 eine Primzahl? — manese
Is 1 considered a prime number?
Чи вважається одиниця простим числом? — deniko
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
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Origin
From Middle English prime, from Old French prime and its etymon, Latin prīmus (“first”), fFrom 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.
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Forms
primer, primestSynonyms
18 synonymsWord family
38 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
3 patterns- prime minister
- the prime minister
- prime suspect