priority
noun/praɪˈɔːrəti/
(plural priorities)
Слово англійською: priority
Переклад priority українською: пріоритет
Детальний опис
- [countable] something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first
- a high/low priority
- Education is a top priority.
- Our first priority is to improve standards.
- National security is our main priority.
- Public sector reform is a key priority.
- Financial security was high on his list of priorities.
- You need to get your priorities right (= decide what is important to you).
- (North American English) You need to get your priorities straight.
- The department must start setting priorities.
- [uncountable] the most important place among various things that have to be done or among a group of people synonym precedence
- Club members will be given priority.
- The search for a new vaccine will take priority over all other medical research.
- A clean ocean must have priority over the profits of polluting industries.
- Priority cases, such as homeless families, get dealt with first.
- [uncountable] (British English) the right of a vehicle to go before other traffic at a particular place on a road synonym right of way
- Buses have priority at this junction.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting precedence in time or rank): from Old French priorite, from medieval Latin prioritas, from Latin prior ‘former’, related to prae ‘before’.