B1adjectiveemotionsmoney
US/ˈpreʃ.əs/
UK/ˈpreʃ.əs/
very valuable or important, and not to be wasted or lost
In context
Don't waste your precious time arguing with strangers online.
Gold and silver are precious metals that people have traded for centuries.
These old family photos are very precious to my mother.
Words that go with precious
adjective + noun
- precious timeLong meetings waste everyone's precious time.
- precious metalPlatinum is a rare precious metal.
- precious stoneThe ring has a small precious stone in the middle.
- precious memoriesThe trip left us with precious memories of our grandparents.
adjective + preposition
- precious toClean water is precious to farmers in the dry season.