prioritise

Other spellings

• (US) prioritize

Word parts

priority + -ise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /praɪˈɒrətaɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /praɪˈɔːrətaɪz/

• Audio (UK)

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Verb

Plain form prioritise

Third-person singular prioritises

Past tense prioritised

Past participle prioritised

Present participle prioritising

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you prioritise something, you put it first in a group of things in order of their importance.

   Sally's bad grade was the result of her prioritising fun over her studies.

2. (transitive) If you prioritise a number of tasks, you rank them in order of their importance.

   We should prioritise the things we need to do today.

Related words

• prioritisation
• priority