Used in a Sentence

priorities

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for priorities.

Editorial note

Just because you don't value those priorities doesn't mean others do not.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An item's relative importance.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of priorities gathered in one view.

noun

An item's relative importance.

noun

A goal of a person or an organisation.

noun

The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for priorities.

noun

An item's relative importance.

noun

A goal of a person or an organisation.

noun

The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.

noun

Precedence; superior rank.

Example sentences

1

Just because you don't value those priorities doesn't mean others do not.

2

Don't assume that a busy lifestyle means 'overwork' - I just have different priorities.

3

In each case, the better interface is determined not by objective analysis but by the user's priorities.

4

True, but in the case that a small child or animal was trapped under that panel your priorities would change significantly.

5

And such poor management and priorities support that this isn't merely a lifecycle issue.

6

There's something more interesting going on underneath the surface arguments; values and priorities.

7

A decade later, my perspective has widened and my priorities have shifted.

8

I think this shift in priorities is revealing and goes beyond a mere obsession with supermaneuverability.

9

And yes, we discussed moving to git every so often, but it always was lower on my priorities than new features.

10

As a former startup CEO, I think Jason pointed some really good pointers on priorities and what it takes to make it.

11

I'm sure he'll still love his dog, but no doubt his priorities will change.

12

Sadly, usually people who are busy working on a startup that will have failed within the next year, hopefully leaving them with time to think about life priorities.

Quote examples

1

That's actually a pretty strong argument for many of the "functional fixedness tests" to be invalid, because they don't account for peoples' priorities.

2

Yeah, I don't really think of people with different priorities as "ignorant".

3

Soylent just screams "misplaced priorities" at me.

4

Some people do things others consider bad not explicitly to be evil or for personal gain but because they "don't see the problem so why not?" or because they are focused on other priorities and are either simply unaware or consider the problem(s) being caused elsewhere to be worth a movement toward some "greater good" by there assessment of good.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use priorities in a sentence?

Just because you don't value those priorities doesn't mean others do not.

What does priorities mean?

An item's relative importance.

What part of speech is priorities?

priorities is commonly used as noun.