The meaning of Precedence

Precedence – definition

noun
The condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.
Usage examples:
His desire for power soon took precedence over any other consideration
Synonims:
Take priority over Outweigh Supersede Prevail over Come before

noun
The condition of being dealt with before other things or of being considered more important than other things
Usage examples:
What takes precedence here, environmental cost or consumer convenience?

noun
The fact that something is more important than other things and should be dealt with first
Usage examples:
The cases led to a debate about whether human rights should sometimes take precedence over national…

Precedence translation into English

Precedence: translate from English into Chinese

优先级, 优先权, 位次

Precedence: translate from English into Dutch

Voorrang, Prioriteit

Precedence: translate from English into French

Priorité, Préséance

Precedence: translate from English into German

Vorrang, Priorität, Vortritt, Vorrecht, Vorrangige stellung

Precedence: translate from English into Hindi

प्रधानता, पूर्वता, तरजीह, अग्रता, प्रथमता, अग्रगमन, अधिमान

Precedence: translate from English into Italian

Precedenza, Priorità

Precedence: translate from English into Korean

상위, 석순, 앞서기, 시간 따위에서 앞서기, 순서 따위에서 앞서기

Precedence: translate from English into Russian

Приоритет, Первенство, Предшествование, Старшинство, Превосходство, Более высокое положение

Precedence: translate from English into Spanish

Precedencia, Prioridad

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Precedence – similar words

preceded

verb
Come before (something) in time.
Usage examples:
A gun battle had preceded the explosions

All meanings and translations of Preceded

precede

verb
Come before (something) in time.
Usage examples:
A gun battle had preceded the explosions

verb
To be or go before someone or something in time or space
Usage examples:
John adams preceded thomas jefferson as president., nouns are often preceded by adjectives, the tab…

All meanings and translations of Precede

Precedence synonims

outweigh

verb
Be heavier, greater, or more significant than.
Usage examples:
The advantages greatly outweigh the disadvantages

verb
To be likely to be more important than or have an effect on something else
Usage examples:
The benefits of increased immigration outweigh the costs.

verb
To have more influence or importance than something else
Usage examples:
Annual weather variations still seem to be outweighing any global warming trends., be outweighed by…

All meanings and translations of Outweigh

supersede

ˌsuː.pəˈsiːd

verb
Take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.
Usage examples:
The older models of car have now been superseded

verb
To replace something older, less effective, or less important or official
Usage examples:
Wireless broadband could supersede satellite radio one day., the state law was superseded by the fe…

verb
If a law, rule, agreement, etc. supersedes another, it replaces it
Usage examples:
The newly signed deal supersedes the current contract and runs to the end of 2012., be superseded b…

All meanings and translations of Supersede

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