Word Frequency
priority (praɪˈɒrɪtɪ
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Definitions
noun
(plural) -ties- the condition of being prior; antecedence; precedence
- the right of precedence over others
- something given specified attention ⇒
my first priority
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = prime concern, first concern, primary issue, most pressing matter
= supremacy, rank, the lead, superiority, precedence, prerogative, seniority, right of way, pre-eminence
Translations for 'priority'
- British English: priority If something is a priority, it is the most important thing you have to achieve or deal with before everything else.Quality is our number one priority.praɪˈɒrɪtɪ NOUN
- Arabic: أَوْلَوِيَّة
- Brazilian Portuguese: prioridade
- Chinese: 优先
- Croatian: prioritet
- Czech: priorita
- Danish: prioritet
- Dutch: prioriteit
- European Spanish: prioridad
- Finnish: tärkein asia
- French: priorité
- German: Priorität
- Greek: προτεραιότητα
- Italian: priorità
- Japanese: 優先
- Korean: 우선순위
- Norwegian: prioritet
- Polish: pierwszeństwopriorytet
- Portuguese: prioridade
- Romanian: prioritate priorități
- Russian: приоритет
- Spanish: prioridad
- Swedish: prioritet
- Thai: สิ่งสำคัญที่สุดที่ต้องจัดการก่อน
- Turkish: öncelik
- Ukrainian: пріоритет
- Vietnamese: sự ưu tiên
Example Sentences Including 'priority'
Expect independence to be unmistakably the nationalists ' first priority.Glasgow Herald (2001)
He supposed that security hadn't been - or had never needed to be - a top priority in the pleasantly old-fashioned Mariahof.The Sound of Murder
His first priority was to locate a fellow quester; someone who could aid him in his search.THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001)
His predecessor as president, Bill Clinton, made Ulster a key foreign policy priority while in the White House.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Public safety had to take priority over rehabilitative measures for young offenders.Irish Times (2002)
Putting error bars on the estimates is now "a real priority " he says.New Scientist (2003)
The roof, the first priority , had been completed months ago.The Ambassador's Women
To understand more about the Precambrian became a research priority.THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
We have come through five years of a grubby Government whose only priority has been its own re-election.Irish Times (2002)
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