privilege
To prioritizeTo prioritize.
» It's a privilege to work with Tom.
Працювати з Томом — це привілей. — deniko
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3 senses(transitive)To prioritize.
(archaic, transitive)To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize
to privilege representatives from arrest
privilegieren
(archaic)To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.
privilegieren
- bestow a privilege upon
Examples
77 sentencesIt's a privilege to work with Tom.
Працювати з Томом — це привілей. — deniko
He must have abused the privilege.
deEr muss das Privileg missbraucht haben. — jxan
It's a privilege to meet you.
We give foreign tourists the privilege of tax exemption.
It's a privilege, not a right.
ruЭто привилегия, а не право. — Selena777
deEs ist ein Privileg, kein Recht. — dasbeispielholz
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English privilege, from Anglo-Norman privilege and Old French privilege, fromFrom Middle English privilege, from Anglo-Norman privilege and Old French privilege, from Latin prīvilēgium (“ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual”), from prīvus (“private”) + lēx, lēg- (“law”). Displaced native Old English frēols (“privilege, immunity”).
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Forms
privileges, privileging, privileged, privileged| Base form | privilege · to privilege |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | privileges |
| Present participle | privileging |
| Past simple | privileged |
| Past participle | privileged |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.