the condition of being prior; antecedence; precedence
2.
the right of precedence over others
3.
something given specified attention
my first priority
Examples of 'priorities' in a sentence
priorities
Esme said quickly, `It obviously wasn't high on their list of priorities.
Brandon, Ruth LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE (2002)
The Swiss experience demonstrated how individual owners could determine their own `conservation' priorities.
Tony Juniper SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD (2002)
These three priorities have to be updated for the 21st century.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Instead, the priorities are money, prestige, power, magnificence.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The tension between corporate and individual priorities is found again and again.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But you do wonder if there should perhaps be higher priorities.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At the moment, life's about reviewing facts and rethinking priorities.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They have other priorities: their course, their friends, their future.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Stand up for your own priorities in life.
The Sun (2009)
When money is tight, differences in priorities can begin to surface.
The Sun (2009)
All related terms of 'priorities'
priority
If something is a priority , it is the most important thing you have to do or deal with, or must be done or dealt with before everything else you have to do.
policing priorities
If something is a priority , it is the most important thing you have to do or deal with, or must be done or dealt with before everything else you have to do.
aperture priority
an automatic exposure system in which the photographer selects the aperture and the camera then automatically sets the correct shutter speed
policy priority
the most important idea or plan that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
shutter priority
an automatic exposure system in which the photographer selects the shutter speed and the camera then automatically sets the correct aperture