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priority
adjectives
a high priority
(= very important )
• Right now, the environment is a high priority.
an urgent priority
• He sees these negotiations as an urgent priority.
a low priority
(= not very important )
• At that time, architecture was a low priority.
the top/main/number one priority
• Controlling spending is his top priority.
the first priority
• The first priority for most unemployed people is obtaining a job.
the overriding priority
(= the most important one )
• The reduction of inflation must be the Government’s overriding priority.
sb’s immediate priority
(= which must be dealt with immediately )
• Their immediate priority was to find somewhere to sleep that night.
phrases
a list/set of priorities
• Marriage isn’t very high on my list of priorities.
in order of priority
(= with the most important first )
• They asked voters to list issues in order of priority.
verbs
set priorities
(= decide what the priorities are )
• With any new project, it's important to set priorities.
sort out your priorities
(= decide which things are the most important as a way of dealing with a situation )
• If you’ve got a lot of things to do, sort out your priorities.
make something a priority
• Lisa had a job, but she'd always made her family the priority.
sb’s priorities change
• As you get older, your priorities may change.
have priority
• Couples may have to decide whose career has priority.
get priority
• The breakdown services say that women on their own get priority.
take priority
(= become the most important thing )
• Winning the war took priority over everything else.
give priority to somebody/something
• The hospital always gives priority to emergency cases.
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noun ADJ. high, main, major, number one, top | first, immediate, urgent Getting food, medicine and blankets to flood victims is the most urgent priority. | low Material possessions have always been a low priority for Mike. VERB + PRIORITY choose, decide on, determine, identify, sort out You need to sort out your priorities before making a decision about the future. | get, have, take When hospital funds are being allocated children take priority. | give sb/sth The government is giving priority to school leavers in its job-creation programme. PREP. ~ over Her family takes priority over her work. PHRASES a list of priorities, order of priority List the tasks in order of priority.
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