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As Indian women, we are always balancing work, life, home, etc. It's important to know that while juggling rubber balls and glass balls, the former may bounce back when you miss, but the glass balls will crack if you let them fall. So prioritise, prioritise, prioritise.
Nita Ambani

Meaning of "prioritise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIORITISE

prioritise  [praɪˈɒrɪtaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIORITISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prioritise is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb prioritise in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRIORITISE

PRESENT

Present
I prioritise
you prioritise
he/she/it prioritises
we prioritise
you prioritise
they prioritise
Present continuous
I am prioritising
you are prioritising
he/she/it is prioritising
we are prioritising
you are prioritising
they are prioritising
Present perfect
I have prioritised
you have prioritised
he/she/it has prioritised
we have prioritised
you have prioritised
they have prioritised
Present perfect continuous
I have been prioritising
you have been prioritising
he/she/it has been prioritising
we have been prioritising
you have been prioritising
they have been prioritising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I prioritised
you prioritised
he/she/it prioritised
we prioritised
you prioritised
they prioritised
Past continuous
I was prioritising
you were prioritising
he/she/it was prioritising
we were prioritising
you were prioritising
they were prioritising
Past perfect
I had prioritised
you had prioritised
he/she/it had prioritised
we had prioritised
you had prioritised
they had prioritised
Past perfect continuous
I had been prioritising
you had been prioritising
he/she/it had been prioritising
we had been prioritising
you had been prioritising
they had been prioritising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will prioritise
you will prioritise
he/she/it will prioritise
we will prioritise
you will prioritise
they will prioritise
Future continuous
I will be prioritising
you will be prioritising
he/she/it will be prioritising
we will be prioritising
you will be prioritising
they will be prioritising
Future perfect
I will have prioritised
you will have prioritised
he/she/it will have prioritised
we will have prioritised
you will have prioritised
they will have prioritised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been prioritising
you will have been prioritising
he/she/it will have been prioritising
we will have been prioritising
you will have been prioritising
they will have been prioritising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would prioritise
you would prioritise
he/she/it would prioritise
we would prioritise
you would prioritise
they would prioritise
Conditional continuous
I would be prioritising
you would be prioritising
he/she/it would be prioritising
we would be prioritising
you would be prioritising
they would be prioritising
Conditional perfect
I would have prioritise
you would have prioritise
he/she/it would have prioritise
we would have prioritise
you would have prioritise
they would have prioritise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been prioritising
you would have been prioritising
he/she/it would have been prioritising
we would have been prioritising
you would have been prioritising
they would have been prioritising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you prioritise
we let´s prioritise
you prioritise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to prioritise
Past participle
prioritised
Present Participle
prioritising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIORITISE


advertise
ˈædvəˌtaɪz
advertize
ˈædvəˌtaɪz
amortize
əˈmɔːtaɪz
burnettise
ˈbɜːnɪtaɪz
burnettize
ˈbɜːnɪtaɪz
climatise
ˈklaɪməˌtaɪz
democratize
dɪˈmɒkrəˌtaɪz
digitize
ˈdɪdʒɪˌtaɪz
expertize
ˈɛkspɜːˌtaɪz
hypnotize
ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪz
magnetised
ˈmæɡnɪtaɪz
magnetized
ˈmæɡnɪtaɪz
monetize
ˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz
prioritize
praɪˈɒrɪˌtaɪz
privatise
ˈpraɪvətaɪz
sanitise
ˈsænɪtaɪz
securitize
sɪˈkjʊərɪtaɪz
sties
ˈstaɪz
systematize
ˈsɪstɪməˌtaɪz
ties
taɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIORITISE

printwheel
printworks
prion
prior
prior probability
prior to
priorate
prioress
priories
priorities
prioritisation
prioritization
prioritize
priority
priority case
priority sequencing
priority share
priorly
priorship
priory

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIORITISE

albitise
commoditise
definitise
desensitise
dolomitise
expertise
graphitise
hypersensitise
hyposensitise
mylonitise
parasitise
photosensitise
practise
propylitise
radiosensitise
resensitise
securitise
sensitise
subitise
unitise

Synonyms and antonyms of prioritise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prioritise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIORITISE

Find out the translation of prioritise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prioritise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prioritise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

优先
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

priorizar
570 millions of speakers

English

prioritise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्राथमिकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأولوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приоритеты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

priorizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্রাধিকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la priorité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keutamaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Priorität einräumen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

優先順位をつける
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우선 순위를
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prioritize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ưu tiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னுரிமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राथमिकता द्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öncelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

priorità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

priorytet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пріоритети
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prioritate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προτεραιότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prioritiseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prioritera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prioritere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prioritise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIORITISE»

The term «prioritise» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.513 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIORITISE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prioritise

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «PRIORITISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prioritise.
1
Nita Ambani
As Indian women, we are always balancing work, life, home, etc. It's important to know that while juggling rubber balls and glass balls, the former may bounce back when you miss, but the glass balls will crack if you let them fall. So prioritise, prioritise, prioritise.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIORITISE»

Discover the use of prioritise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prioritise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
FCS Business Practice L3
Prioritise. work. When you have lots of different tasks to complete, you will find that it is impossible to do all the work at once. Therefore, you will need to make decisions about what to do first and what to do later. You will also have to decide  ...
Ann-Elize Petersen, 2008
2
Team Magic
One of the key magic time-saving factors is to prioritise efficiently for yourself, for your team and for your company. Most of the so-called 'wasted time' is caused by your decision not to prioritise. Imagine each minute you spend is a part of your ...
Iris Clermont, 2011
3
Focus on Management Principles
Make use of practical examples or assumptions. Time management To manage one's time within the today's demanding environment is very important. This is also true for every manager and staff member. A person has to prioritise what has to ...
G. Kriel, D. Singh, A. de Beer, H. Louw, J. Mouton, D. Rossouw, J. Berning, D. du Toit, 2005
4
Communication Skills and Personality Development
Simple Prioritisation : At a simple level, you can prioritise based on time constraints, on the potential profitability or benefit of the task you are facing, or on the pressure you are under to complete a job : (a) Prioritisation based on project value or ...
5
Television broadcasting in Northern Ireland: third report of ...
How does the Government prioritise funding for non-news programmes, bearing in mind the especial significance in the area we are talking about? Mr Simon: The majority of the public sector funding is through the BBC, and we have talked at ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, 2010
6
The Inquest Handbook
... strengthen it. 3. Utilise the inquest process to expose issues to scrutiny 105 ROAD CRASHES Conclusions / Categorise and prioritise current fatal events Identify and involve the main interested organisations/groups and regulatory agencies.
Hugh Selby, 1998
7
Continuous Improvement in the Healthcare Manufacturing ...
The main use of this technique is to prioritise improvement opportunities; it acts as a filter on the previous brainstorm- ing session. It uses the outputs of 'Quality', ' Cost', 'Delivery', 'Health and Safety', and 'Employee Morale' to categorise the ...
Valerie Bland, 1999
8
Juta's manual of nursing
... accurate assessment of each patient (see Chapter 8). Identify those needs of a patient that require nursing action in order that the needs can be met. Formulate nursing diagnoses based on the identified needs of patients Correctly prioritise ...
Anne Young, Mataniele Sophie Mogotlane, Nelouise Geyer, Nelouise Geyer, Anne Young, 2009
9
National Offender Management Service: Dealing with Increased ...
Mr Wheatley: It has been replaced by the education targets to make sure that prisoners get basic skills awards, and we are faced within the public sector, quite correctly, with increased targets each year so that makes us prioritise our efforts to ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts, 2006
10
Supporting Self Care in Primary Care
To help you as a practice prioritise which conditions you will tackle next to provide self care support. To review the frequency with which patients are consulting for specific conditions in your practice or a group of practices if you are thinking of it ...
Ruth Chambers, Gill Wakley, Alison Blenkinsopp, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIORITISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prioritise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UK employees prioritise personal data over business data
Around 52% of employees in the UK consider their personal data more valuable than work data, putting businesses at risk of security and ... «Computer Business Review, Jul 15»
2
Insurgency: NLC President urges African govts to prioritise security
ABUJA – The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Ayuba Wabba, has urged African governments to make the issue of security a ... «Nigerian Observer, Jul 15»
3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang clarifies future; why Spurs should …
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang clarifies future; why Spurs should prioritise Berahino instead · Olly Dawes @OllyDawes. Published now. 0. Share 0 · Tweet 0 · +1 0. «HITC, Jul 15»
4
Seven day NHS service 'must prioritise emergency care'
Priority must be given to urgent and emergency care in plans to boost seven-day hospital services, doctors' leaders have said. The British ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
5
Barack Obama and Uhuru Kenyatta pledge to prioritise US, Kenya ties
US President Barack Obama and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, have said deepening and widening partnerships between the two ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
6
Committee Tells Municipalities to Prioritise Sport Facilities
The Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation has emphasised that municipalities should prioritise construction of sport infrastructure. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Prioritise new gas connections fairly
The high level committee formed to scrutinise applications for new gas connections needs to take a transparent, rational approach to enable it ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
8
New group of Labour MPs prioritise self-employment
With the Labour leadership campaign entering uncertain waters, many contractors will be wondering about what the party will be able to offer ... «Brookson, Jul 15»
9
Estate surveyors want FG to prioritise land economy as oil revenue …
In view of the plummeting fortunes of Nigeria's oil economy arising from the falling oil price at the international market, estate surveyors under ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
10
Rob Jones: Liverpool must prioritise top-four over winning silverware
Rob Jones says Liverpool must prioritise finishing in the top four ahead of winning a cup next season. The Reds are facing a season without ... «The Sport Review, Jul 15»

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