"prioritize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /pɹaɪˈɒɹətaɪz/ [UK], /pɹaɪˈɔːɹətaɪz/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prioritize.wav [Southern-England] Forms: prioritizes [present, singular, third-person], prioritizing [participle, present], prioritized [participle, past], prioritized [past]
Etymology: From priority + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|priority|ize}} priority + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} prioritize (third-person singular simple present prioritizes, present participle prioritizing, simple past and past participle prioritized)
  1. (transitive) To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prioritize-en-verb-n~N7zDlE
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to arrange or list in order of priority or importance): stanovit pořadí důležitosti (Czech), stanovit priority (Czech), laŭprioritatigi (Esperanto), priorisoida (Finnish), asettaa/laittaa tärkeysjärjestykseen (Finnish), prioriser (French), nach Wichtigkeit aufreihen (German), nach Wichtigkeit anordnen (German), προτεραιοποιώ (proteraiopoió) (Greek), whakaarotau (Maori), priorizar (Portuguese), приоритизи́ровать (prioritizírovatʹ) (Russian), priorizar (Spanish), prioritera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-prioritize-en-verb-h-NDNJRv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 51 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 20 58 21 Disambiguation of 'to arrange or list in order of priority or importance': 1 91 8
  3. (transitive) To rank something as having high priority. Tags: transitive Translations (to rank as having priority): prioritzar (Catalan), upřednostňovat (Czech), prioritatigi (Esperanto), priorisoida (Finnish), prioriser (French), priorizar (Galician), priorisieren (German), vorrangig behandeln (German), den Vorrang geben (German), προτεραιοποιώ (proteraiopoió) (Greek), 優先させる (yūsen saseru) (alt: ゆうせんさせる) (Japanese), приоритизи́ровать (prioritizírovatʹ) (Russian), priorizar (Spanish), prioritera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-prioritize-en-verb-2Jc288l5 Disambiguation of 'to rank as having priority': 2 23 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prioritise [British] Derived forms: reprioritize, reprioritise Related terms: prioritization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "\"When I don't have time to buy everything at the store, I prioritize fresh fruit and vegetables over foods like rice or noodles.\""
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          "_dis1": "1 91 8",
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        "(transitive) To rank something as having high priority."
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          "word": "優先させる"
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          "word": "приоритизи́ровать"
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          "sense": "to rank as having priority",
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      "sense": "to arrange or list in order of priority or importance",
      "word": "stanovit pořadí důležitosti"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
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      "sense": "to arrange or list in order of priority or importance",
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      "word": "προτεραιοποιώ"
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      "sense": "to arrange or list in order of priority or importance",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "prioritizírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to arrange or list in order of priority or importance",
      "word": "приоритизи́ровать"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to arrange or list in order of priority or importance",
      "word": "priorizar"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to arrange or list in order of priority or importance",
      "word": "prioritera"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "prioritzar"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "upřednostňovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "prioritatigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "priorisoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "prioriser"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "priorizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "priorisieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "vorrangig behandeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "den Vorrang geben"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "proteraiopoió",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "προτεραιοποιώ"
    },
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      "alt": "ゆうせんさせる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yūsen saseru",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "優先させる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prioritizírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "приоритизи́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "priorizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to rank as having priority",
      "word": "prioritera"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prioritize"
}

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