Prioritizing Meaning in English

word · lemma: prioritize

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Definition

Choosing which things are most important and focusing on them before others. It often means putting tasks or people in order according to their level of importance.

Usage & Nuances

Commonly used in professional, academic, and self-help contexts. The form 'prioritizing' often appears with objects ('prioritizing tasks', 'prioritizing your health'). Sometimes confused with just 'organizing', but 'prioritizing' means deciding what is most important.

• Spanish: priorizar
• Portuguese (BR): priorizar
• Portuguese (PT): priorizar
• Chinese (Simplified): 优先考虑 - 排序优先级
• Chinese (Traditional): 優先考慮 - 排序優先級
• Hindi: प्राथमिकता देना
• Arabic: تحديد الأولويات
• Bengali: অগ্রাধিকার দেওয়া - অগ্রাধিকার নির্ধারণ করা
• Russian: приоритизация - расстановка приоритетов
• Japanese: 優先順位をつけること
• Vietnamese: ưu tiên
• Korean: 우선순위 정하기
• Turkish: önceliklendirme
• Urdu: ترجیح دینا
• Indonesian: memprioritaskan - menentukan prioritas

Example Sentences

He is prioritizing his health this year.

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I am prioritizing my homework tonight.

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She is prioritizing her family over her job.

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I'm prioritizing sleep these days—late nights aren't worth it.

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We should be prioritizing customer feedback to improve our service.

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When life gets busy, prioritizing what matters most helps a lot.

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