Definition
Something that ranks as very important and should be addressed before other tasks or concerns.
Etymology
The term 'priority' comes from medieval Latin 'prioritas,' meaning 'being first.' The ranking system of high, medium, and low priorities became standardized in business management during the 20th century as organizations sought systematic approaches to task management.
Kelly Says
This phrase reveals our human need to create hierarchies even in abstract concepts like importance. It's remarkable how adding 'high' transforms a neutral organizational concept into something that feels almost urgent and demanding, like a mountain peak demanding to be climbed first.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ደረጃ ከፍ
de-re-ja ke-f
ARالعربية
مرشح عالي
mar-shih 'aali
BNবাংলা
উচ্চ গুরুত্ব
u-chch gu-ru-t-t
CACatalà
prioritat alta
pri-o-ri-tat al-ta
CSČeština
vysoká priorita
vys-ka pri-o-ri-ta
DADansk
høj prioritet
hoj pri-o-ri-tet
DEDeutsch
hohe Priorität
ho-he pri-o-ri-taet
ELΕλληνικά
υψηλή προτεραιότητα
y-psi-li pro-te-rai-o-ta
ESEspañol
alta prioridad
al-ta pri-o-ri-dad
FAفارسی
اولویت بالا
oo-lo-vi-t ba-la
FISuomi
korkean prioriteetin
kor-kea-nan pri-o-ri-tee-tin
FRFrançais
priorité élevée
pree-o-ree eh-le-vee
GUGU
ઉચ્ચ પ્રાથમિકતા
ooch pra-ath-mik-ta
HAHA
cikin daraja
chi-kin da-ra-ja
HEעברית
עדיפות גבוהה
a-di-fut ga-vo-ha
HIहिन्दी
उच्च प्राथमिकता
u-chch pra-a-th-mi-ka-ta
HUMagyar
magas prioritás
ma-gas pri-o-ri-ta-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
prioritas tinggi
pri-o-ri-tas ting-gi
IGIG
uju obi
oo-joo o-bee
ITItaliano
alta priorità
al-ta pri-o-ri-ta
KKKK
өнердік бағдар
oen-er-dik ba-gdar
KMKM
ស្ដីពីខ្ពស់
sdei pi-khoup
KO한국어
높은 우선순위
nop-eun u-won-sun-wi
MRMR
उच्च प्राधान्य
ooch pra-dhaan-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
keutamaan tinggi
kyeu-ta-maan ting-gi
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးဦးစား
she-u-sya
NLNederlands
hoge prioriteit
ho-ge pri-o-ri-teit
NONorsk
høy prioritet
hoy pri-o-ri-tet
PAPA
ਉੱਚ ਪਰਮਾ
ooch par-ma
PLPolski
wysoki priorytet
vysh-ki pri-o-ry-tet
PTPortuguês
prioridade alta
pri-o-ri-da-de al-ta
RORomână
prioritate înaltă
pri-o-ri-ta-te en-al-ta
RUРусский
высокий приоритет
vysoki prio-ri-tet
SVSvenska
hög prioritet
hohg pri-o-ri-tet
SWKiswahili
ukwanzao mkubwa
oo-kwan-za-o m-kwi-bu-a
TAதமிழ்
உயர்ந்த முன்னுரிமை
uy-ran-tha mun-nu-ri-mai
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద ప్రాధాన్యత
ped-da pra-dhaan-yat
THไทย
ความสำคัญสูง
khwam-su-n-taeng-sung
TLTL
mataas na prayoridad
ma-ta-as na pri-or-i-dad
TRTürkçe
yüksek öncelik
yu-ksek ön-ce-lik
UKУкраїнська
високий пріоритет
vi-so-kyi pri-o-ry-tet
URاردو
عہدِ اولویت
e-hid-e o-lo-wi-yat
VITiếng Việt
ưu tiên cao
oo-tyee-en cao
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ́ ìṣẹ́
awon ise ise