prioritise
prioritise verb: UK standard spelling of prioritize.
Verb
prioritise (third-person singular simple present prioritises, present participle prioritising, simple past and past participle prioritised)
- UK standard spelling of prioritize.
- Work is being prioritised on the upper concourse at Whitechapel to allow the station's Whitechapel Road entrance to reopen in spring of next year, replacing the temporary entrance in providing access to the Underground and Overground lines.2019 October, Dan Harvey, “Crossrail Update: Whitechapel barrels on”, in Modern Railways
- When facts have become debatable, she said, and when “the world’s largest distributor of news prioritises the spread of lies laced with anger and hate – then journalism becomes activism … It’s about the facts, right?” She told Norwegian TV the reward gave her and Rappler “tremendous energy to...2021 October 8, Jon Henley and Rebecca Ratcliffe, “Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel peace prize”, in The Guardian
- Antonyms:
- deprioritise
Antonyms of prioritise
Forms of prioritise
| third-person singular present | prioritises |
|---|---|
| present participle | prioritising |
| past participle | prioritised |
| past | prioritised |
Origin of prioritise
From priority + -ise.
Words formed from prioritise
Questions about prioritise
- What does prioritise mean?
- Prioritise means UK standard spelling of prioritize.
- What part of speech is prioritise?
- Prioritise is a verb.
- What is the past tense of prioritise?
- The past tense of prioritise is prioritised.
Words near prioritise in the dictionary
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