English

Adjective
priority

1. rfv-sense prior|Prior or antecedent in time, or preceding something else; as, priority application.
2. nonstandard Having precedence; of superior rank.

Translations
trans-top|The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else
Finnish: prioriteetti
French: antérieur, précédant
trans-mid
Spanish: antecedente, anterior, precedente
trans-bottom

trans-top|Precedence; superior rank
French : prioritaire
trans-mid
Spanish : prioritario
trans-bottom

Usage notes
Note that most other dictionaries list this only as a noun; some people will correct you if you use it as an adjective.

Noun
en-noun|priorities

1. An item's relative importance.

#:He set his e-mail message's priority to high.

1. A person's personal goals.

#:She needs to get her priorities straight and stop playing games.

Derived terms
prioritize
prioritise (non-US)
prioritization
top priority

Translations
trans-top|An item's relative importance
French: priorité f
trans-mid
German: Priorität f
trans-bottom

trans-top|A person's personal goals
French: priorité f
German: Priorität f
trans-mid
Spanish: prioridad f
trans-bottom

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