die Priorität
Translation
priority
Examples
Meine Gesundheit hat oberste Priorität.
My health has top priority.
Wir müssen Prioritäten setzen.
We have to set priorities.
Grammar Patterns
to give priority ((to sth.)) Wir müssen diesem Projekt Priorität einräumen.
to have priority Sicherheit hat absolute Priorität.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Vorrang (precedence), Wichtigkeit (importance)
Etymology
From Latin 'prior' (former, first). Cognate with the English 'priority'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'prior' as in 'prior to everything else'. This is your top priority. The '-ität' ending is like '-ity' in English.