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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • predict/pɹɪˈdɪkt/verbB2To say what will happen before it happens.
  • predictable/pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/adjectiveB2Easy to know in advance.
  • prediction/pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/nounB2A statement about what will happen.
  • preferable/ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/adjectiveB2Better, and to be chosen if you can.
  • preferably/ˈpɹɛf.ɹəˌbli/adverbB2Used to say which option would be better if a choice exists.
  • preference/ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/
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nounB24 meanings
A liking for one thing more than another.
  • pregnancy/ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/nounB2The condition of carrying a baby before birth.
  • prehistoric/ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/adjectiveB2Belonging to the time before written records.
  • prejudice/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/nounC13 meaningsAn unfair opinion formed before you know anything.
  • prejudicedadjectiveB2Judging people before knowing anything about them.
  • premature/ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening or done before the proper time.
  • premiere/pɹəˈmɪɚ/nounB2The first public showing of a film.
  • preoccupiedadjectiveB2Absorbed in one thought and unaware of anything else.
  • prep/pɹɛp/nounB22 meaningsThe chopping and measuring done before cooking starts.
  • prepaid cardnounB2A payment card loaded with money before use.
  • preparation/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB22 meaningsThe work of getting ready.
  • prescribe/pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/verbB22 meaningsTo order a medicine or treatment for a patient.
  • prescription/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA doctor's written order allowing you to buy a medicine.
  • presence/ˈpɹɛzəns/nounB22 meaningsThe state of being in a particular place.
  • presentable/pɹəˈzɛntəbəl/adjectiveB2Tidy enough to be seen in public.
  • preserve/pɹəˈzɜːv/verbB25 meaningsTo keep something safe and unchanged.
  • press aheadphraseB2To carry on despite the difficulties.
  • press conferencenounB2A staged meeting where reporters fire questions at someone.
  • press releasenounB2A statement an organisation sends out for journalists to use.
  • press studnounB2A two-part fastener pressed together to close.
  • presume/pɹɪˈzjuːm/verbB23 meaningsTo take something as true without proof, on the strength of what is likely.
  • prey/pɹeɪ/nounB25 meaningsAn animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
  • price/ˈpɹaɪ̯s/nounA12 meaningsHow much money you must give for something.
  • prick/pɹɪk/verbB13 meaningsTo make a tiny hole with something sharp.
  • prickle/ˈpɹɪkəl/nounB2A small sharp point on a leaf or stem.
  • pricklyadjectiveB22 meaningsCovered in small sharp points.
  • pride/pɹaɪd/nounA23 meaningsSatisfaction taken in your own achievements or those of people close to you.
  • primarily/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/adverbB2Chiefly, and before anything else.
  • primary/ˈpɹaɪ.m(ə.)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsOne of the colours others are mixed from.
  • primary sourcenounB2Evidence made at the time by someone who was there.
  • prime/pɹaɪ̯m/adjectiveB24 meaningsOf a number, divisible only by itself and one.
  • prime minister/ˌpɹaɪ(m) ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/nounB2The head of a government in a parliamentary country.
  • prime timenounB2The evening hours when the most people are watching.
  • principle/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/nounB22 meaningsA rule of right and wrong that you hold to and will not trade away.
  • print/pɹɪnt/verbB26 meaningsTo produce words or images on paper using a machine.
  • printer/ˈpɹɪntə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA machine that prints onto paper.
  • prior/ˈpɹaɪ.ə/adjectiveB2Existing or happening before.
  • priority/pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/nounB22 meaningsThe thing that must come before all others.
  • priority boardingnounB2The right to get on the aircraft before others.
  • prism/ˈpɹɪz(ə)m/nounB2+3 meaningsA transparent triangular block that splits white light into the colours it is made of.
  • prison/ˈpɹɪzn̩/nounA23 meaningsA building where convicted criminals are kept.
  • prisoner/ˈpɹɪzənə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody kept locked up.
  • prisoner of war/ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nə əv ˈwɔː/nounB2A soldier captured and held by the enemy.
  • privacy/ˈpɹɪv.ə.si/nounB2Freedom from being watched or disturbed by others.
  • private/ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/adjectiveA24 meaningsFor one person or group only.
  • private sectornounB2The part of the economy owned by companies and individuals.
  • privilege/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA special advantage granted to some and not others.
  • prize/ˈpɹaɪ̯z/nounA22 meaningsWhat you receive for winning.
  • probability/ˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounB23 meaningsHow likely it is that something will happen or is true.
  • probation/ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe trial period at a new job.
  • probation officernounB2The official who supervises an offender released early.
  • probation periodnounB2The first months in a job, before it is confirmed.
  • problem-solvingnounB2The process of finding ways to deal with difficulties or answer questions.
  • procedure/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/nounB2The settled order of steps for doing something.
  • proceed/pɹəˈsiːd/verbB24 meaningsTo carry on with something already begun.