C1 noun Formel

prevercy

/priːˈvɜːrsi/

The state or quality of being prior or taking precedence in order, time, or importance. It refers to a condition where one element must be addressed, considered, or completed before others due to its status or inherent necessity.

Exemples

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1

In our daily routine, the prevercy of urgent emails often disrupts long-term project planning.

In our daily routine, the prevercy of urgent emails often disrupts long-term project planning.

2

The committee decided to grant prevercy to the safety protocols over the aesthetic redesign of the building.

The committee decided to grant prevercy to the safety protocols over the aesthetic redesign of the building.

3

I don't understand why his request gets prevercy when I submitted mine three days ago.

I don't understand why his request gets prevercy when I submitted mine three days ago.

Famille de mots

Nom
prevercy
Verb
precede
Adverbe
precedently
Adjectif
precedent
Apparenté
precedence
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Astuce mémo

Think of 'Pre-' (meaning before) and '-cy' (a state). Prevercy is the 'state of being before' others.

Quiz rapide

In the evacuation plan, the safety of the elderly and children was given _____ over the retrieval of personal belongings.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : prevercy

Exemples

1

In our daily routine, the prevercy of urgent emails often disrupts long-term project planning.

everyday

In our daily routine, the prevercy of urgent emails often disrupts long-term project planning.

2

The committee decided to grant prevercy to the safety protocols over the aesthetic redesign of the building.

formal

The committee decided to grant prevercy to the safety protocols over the aesthetic redesign of the building.

3

I don't understand why his request gets prevercy when I submitted mine three days ago.

informal

I don't understand why his request gets prevercy when I submitted mine three days ago.

4

Historical prevercy suggests that the initial treaty set the framework for all subsequent international agreements.

academic

Historical prevercy suggests that the initial treaty set the framework for all subsequent international agreements.

5

Market prevercy is essential for establishing brand dominance before competitors can react.

business

Market prevercy is essential for establishing brand dominance before competitors can react.

Famille de mots

Nom
prevercy
Verb
precede
Adverbe
precedently
Adjectif
precedent
Apparenté
precedence

Collocations courantes

absolute prevercy absolute priority
grant prevercy to grant precedence
take prevercy over to take precedence over
chronological prevercy chronological order
establish prevercy to establish priority

Phrases Courantes

order of prevercy

order of importance or timing

claim prevercy

to claim the right to go first

give prevercy to

to prioritize something

Souvent confondu avec

prevercy vs perversity

Perversity means stubbornness or being contrary, while prevercy refers to priority or being first.

prevercy vs privacy

Privacy refers to seclusion or secrecy, whereas prevercy refers to order and precedence.

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Notes d'usage

This term is typically found in formal, technical, or test-specific contexts to describe hierarchical or chronological rank. It is less common in casual speech than 'priority'.

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Erreurs courantes

Learners often misspell this as 'perversity' or 'privacy' due to phonetic similarity, which completely changes the intended meaning.

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Astuce mémo

Think of 'Pre-' (meaning before) and '-cy' (a state). Prevercy is the 'state of being before' others.

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Origine du mot

Derived from the Latin 'prae' (before) and the suffix '-cy' denoting a quality or state, modeled after words like 'precedence'.

Modèles grammaticaux

uncountable noun often followed by the preposition 'over' can be used with the verbs 'take', 'grant', or 'assign'

Quiz rapide

In the evacuation plan, the safety of the elderly and children was given _____ over the retrieval of personal belongings.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : prevercy

Mots lis

pale

A1

Describes something that has very little color or is much lighter than usual. It is often used to describe a person's face when they are ill or a color that is mixed with a lot of white.

lung

A1

The lungs are two organs inside your chest that you use to breathe. They bring oxygen into your body and remove carbon dioxide when you breathe out.

tropical

A1

Relating to the hot regions of the Earth near the equator. It describes weather that is very warm and wet, or plants and animals that come from these areas.

trader

A1

A trader is a person whose job is to buy and sell goods, stocks, or other items for profit. They can work in a small local market or on large international financial exchanges.

indoor

A1

Describes something that is located, happens, or is used inside a building rather than outside. It is an adjective used before a noun to talk about activities or objects protected from the weather.

threshold

A1

A threshold is the physical area at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter a room or building. It also refers to the level or point at which something starts to happen or changes.

tribute

A1

A tribute is something that you say, do, or give to show your respect and admiration for someone. It is often a public act used to honor a person's life, work, or memory.

elder

A1

Used to describe a person who is older than another, especially within a family. It is also used to refer to people who have a high status or more experience because of their age.

russian

A1

Relating to Russia, its people, its language, or its culture. It describes things that come from or are connected to the largest country in the world.

southeastern

A1

Located in or coming from the direction between south and east. It describes a place, a region, or a wind that is in the corner between the bottom and the right on a map.

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