primary concern
1primary — pri‧ma‧ry [ˈpraɪmri ǁ meri] adjective 1. main or most important: • Its primary business is developing and marketing new software. • The primary problem for the airlines is the recession. • It uses coal as its primary source of fuel. 2 …
2primary — [prī′mer΄ē, prī′mə rē] adj. [ME prymary < L primarius < primus, first: see PRIME] 1. first in time or order of development; primitive; original; earliest 2. from which others are derived; fundamental; elemental; basic 3. designating colors… …
3concern */*/*/ — I UK [kənˈsɜː(r)n] / US [kənˈsɜrn] noun Word forms concern : singular concern plural concerns 1) a) [uncountable] a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue concern about/over/at: Many… …
4concern — con|cern1 [ kən sɜrn ] noun *** ▸ 1 feeling of worry ▸ 2 something you think important ▸ 3 feeling you care for someone ▸ 4 a responsibility ▸ 5 a business ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of… …
5primary — pri|ma|ry1 W2S3 [ˈpraıməri US meri] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: primarius, from primus; PRIME1] 1.) [usually before noun] most important = ↑main ▪ Our primary concern is to provide the refugees with food and healthcare. ▪ Many of the… …
6primary — I UK [ˈpraɪmərɪ] / US [ˈpraɪm(ə)rɪ] adjective [usually before noun] *** 1) most important Dealing with crime is our primary concern. The primary objective is to ensure improvements in animal welfare. 2) relating to the education of children… …
7primary — adj. & n. adj. 1 a of the first importance; chief (that is our primary concern). b fundamental, basic. 2 earliest, original; first in a series. 3 of the first rank in a series; not derived (the primary meaning of a word). 4 designating any of the …
8primary — pri|mar|y1 [ praım(ə)ri ] adjective usually before noun *** 1. ) most important: MAIN: Dealing with crime is our primary concern. The primary objective is to ensure improvements in animal welfare. 2. ) coming or happening before other things:… …
9primary — 1 adjective 1 most important; main: Our primary concern is to provide the refugees with food and health care. | a matter of primary importance 2 primary school/teacher/level etc concerning the education of children between five and eleven years… …
10primary*/*/ — [ˈpraɪməri] adj I 1) most important Syn: main Dealing with crime is our primary concern.[/ex] 2) relating to the education of children between the ages of about five and eleven primary education[/ex] 3) coming or happening before other things… …