English-Thai Dictionary

priority

N การ มา ก่อน  preference precedence kan-ma-kon

 

priority

N สิทธิพิเศษ  sid-ti-pi-sed

 

priority

N สิ่ง ที่ ได้รับ ความสนใจ มากกว่า  siang-ti-dai-rub-kwam-son-jai-mak-kwa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRIORITY

n.The state of being antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as priority of birth. The priority of Homer or Hesiod has been a subject of dispute. 1. Precedence in place or rank.
Priority of debts, is a superior claim to payment, or to payment before others.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRIORITY

Pri *or "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. priorité. See Prior, a.]

 

1. The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application.

 

2. Precedence; superior rank. Shak. Priority of debts, a superior claim to payment, or a claim to payment before others.

 

Syn. -- Antecedence; precedence; preëminence.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

priority

pri or i ty |prīˈôrətē praɪˈɔrədi | ▶noun ( pl. priorities ) a thing that is regarded as more important than another: housework didn't figure high on her list of priorities. • the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important: the safety of the country takes priority over any other matter. • the right to take precedence or to proceed before others: priority is given to those with press passes | [ as modifier ] : clear the left lane for priority traffic. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting precedence in time or rank ): from Old French priorite, from medieval Latin prioritas, from Latin prior ‘former ’ (see prior 1 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

priority

pri ¦or |ity |prʌɪˈɒrɪti | ▶noun ( pl. priorities ) [ mass noun ] the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others: the safety of the country takes priority over any other matter. • [ count noun ] a thing that is regarded as more important than others: housework didn't figure high on her list of priorities. • Brit. the right to proceed before other traffic: priority is given to traffic already on the roundabout. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting precedence in time or rank ): from Old French priorite, from medieval Latin prioritas, from Latin prior ‘former ’ (see prior 1 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

priority

priority noun 1 safety is our priority: prime concern, most important consideration, primary issue. 2 giving priority to elementary schools: precedence, greater importance, preference, preeminence, predominance, primacy, first place. 3 traffic in the right lane has priority: right of way.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

priority

priority noun 1 pioneering new forms of surgery should be a priority for the National Health Service: prime concern, first concern, most important consideration, most pressing matter, matter of greatest importance, primary issue. 2 the government's commitment to give priority to primary education: precedence, greater importance, preference, precedency, pre-eminence, first /highest place, predominance, primacy, the lead, weighting, weight. 3 traffic already on the roundabout has priority: right of way.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

priority

pri or i ty /praɪɔ́ːrəti |-ɔ́r -/〖prior (…より先で )ity (あること ); 〗→prior 1 名詞 複 -ties /-z /1 C 優先事項 (｟連語 ｠top, first, high; low )▸ establish priorities 優先順位を決める ▸ Education is an urgent national priority .教育は緊急の国家的優先事項である ▸ get one's priorities right [straight ]優先すべき事柄を正しく判断する 2 U (順序 重要性が ) «…より » 上位であること ; 優先 (権 ) «over » ▸ give priority to problems of the economy 経済の問題を優先的に扱う ▸ have [take, get, be given ] priority over all other considerations 何にもまして優先されるべきである 3 U ｟英 ｠通行優先権 .～́ m à il ｟米 ｠優先郵便 .