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PRIORITISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prioritise mean?
• PRIORITISE (verb)
The verb PRIORITISE has 1 sense:
1. assign a priority to
Familiarity information: PRIORITISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they prioritise ... he / she / it prioritises
Past simple: prioritised
Past participle: prioritised
-ing form: prioritising
... he / she / it prioritises Past simple: prioritised
Past participle: prioritised
-ing form: prioritising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Assign a priority to
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
prioritise; prioritize
Context example:
we have too many things to do and must prioritize
Hypernyms (to "prioritise" is one way to...):
grade; order; place; range; rank; rate (assign a rank or rating to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples
“When water is scarce it is prioritised for tasks other than handwashing,” says Sidibe.
(Slightly dirty water ‘still ok’ against coronavirus, SciDev.Net)
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