prioritize

Other spellings

• (UK) prioritise

Word parts

priority + -ize

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (UK)

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Verb

Plain form prioritize

Third-person singular prioritizes

Past tense prioritized

Past participle prioritized

Present participle prioritizing

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

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

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

   We should prioritize the things we need to do today.

Related words

• prioritization
• priority