The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
prerequisite
noun [C] /ˌpriːˈrek.wɪ.zɪt/ formalDefinition
› something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen: Passing a written exam is a prerequisite for taking the advanced course. Public support is a prerequisite for/to the success of this project. They had to agree to certain conditions as a prerequisite of being lent the money.Important and essential thingsInformation and messages
(Definition of prerequisite noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of prerequisite
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Important and essential things, but you might be interested in these topics from the Importance topic area:
- Being important and having importance
- Essential or necessary
- Expressions meaning 'it isn't important to me'
- Importance - general words
- Important people and describing important people
- Irrelevant
- Of little or less importance
- People of little importance
- Things needed for a task
- Things of little importance
- Very important or urgent
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus: Important and essential things
Synonyms and related words:
- -based suffix (MAIN PART)
- amenity noun
- be-all noun
- big league noun
- biggie noun
- building block noun
- core noun (IMPORTANT PART)
- flagship noun (BEST PRODUCT)
- heavyweight noun
- hot button noun
- kernel noun (IMPORTANT PART)
- keynote noun
- keystone noun (IMPORTANT PART)
- lifeblood noun
- pivot noun
- priority noun
- requisite noun
- sine qua non noun
- supply noun
- the grandaddy of sth idiom
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
