prioritize

CEFRB2

/pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To decide which tasks or things are most important and do them first.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance.

Examples

  • When your resources are limited, you have to prioritize.

  • When I don't have time to buy everything at the store, I prioritize fresh fruit and vegetables over foods like rice or noodles.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • [pɹɑe̯ˈɔ̟ɹətɑe̯z]
  • /pɹaɪˈoɹ.ə.taɪz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To rank something as having high priority.

  2. To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things.

More examples

In context

  • I have to prioritize.

  • In 2005 Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH) established a Sepsis Care Management Performance Improvement (CMPI) committee and prioritized sepsis detection and management in its ICUs, using the approaches of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.

  • Skinimalism prioritizes skin health and lets your natural beauty shine through.

Antonyms

Quick test

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To finish the project on time, you must blank your most important tasks first.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From priority + -ize. First attested in 1967 as U.S. government jargon, becoming more widespread through the 1970s and ’80s, but still denounced as officialese by purists into the 1990s.