put sth before sb
(IMPORTANCE) — phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)Definition
› to give more attention to one thing than another because you think it is more important: I'd never put my work before my family.Classifying and creating order
(Definition of put sth before sb (IMPORTANCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arrange verb (PUT IN POSITION)
- arrangement noun (POSITION)
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- classification noun
- format noun
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- organize verb (MAKE A SYSTEM)
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