MORE IMPORTANT
3.
FORMAL
more important
Mothers with young children have a prior claim on funds.
punctual
/ˈpʌŋk.tju.əl/
adjective
arriving, doing something or happening at the expected, correct time; not late
a punctual start to the meeting
He's fairly punctual (= He usually arrives on time) .
time-consuming
/ˈtaɪm.kənˌsjuː.mɪŋ/
/-ˌsuː-/
adjective
describes a task that takes a lot of time to do
Producing a dictionary is a very time-consuming job.
erode
/ɪˈrəʊd/
/-ˈroʊd/
verb [ I or T ]
1. to rub or be rubbed away gradually
Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stone.
The cliffs are eroding several feet a year.
2. to slowly reduce or destroy
His behaviour over the last few months has eroded my confidence in his judgment.
infer
/ɪnˈfɜː
r
/
/-ˈfɝː/
verb [ T ] -rr-
FORMAL
to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have
What do you infer from her refusal?
[ + that ] I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave.
predate
/ˌpriːˈdeɪt/
verb [ T ]
SLIGHTLY
FORMAL
to have existed or happened before another thing
These cave paintings predate any others which are known.
Compare backdate ; postdate
span
/spæn/
verb
SPIN
1.
PAST
SIMPLE
OF
spin
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