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The precedence or importance of a matter or task compared with others. Something that is considered more important and should be done first.
Meine oberste Priorität ist es, die Prüfung zu bestehen.
My top priority is to pass the exam.
to have priority
To be more important than something else; to take precedence.
Die Sicherheit unserer Mitarbeiter hat absolute Priorität.
The safety of our employees has absolute priority.
The ending '-ität' marks many nouns that come from Latin. These words are almost always feminine in German, with 'die', and describe a quality or state, such as 'die Qualität' (quality) or 'die Aktivität' (activity).
Die Flexibilität der Arbeitszeiten hat für mich hohe Priorität.
The flexibility of the working hours is a high priority for me.
A very common and important expression is 'Prioritäten setzen' (to set priorities). It means deciding what is most important and in what order to complete tasks.
Vor einer wichtigen Prüfung muss man klare Prioritäten setzen.
Before an important exam, you have to set clear priorities.
To emphasize importance, 'Priorität' (priority) is often combined with the adjectives 'hoch' (high), 'höchste' (highest), or 'oberste' (top).
Für die Regierung hat die Schaffung neuer Arbeitsplätze höchste Priorität.
For the government, creating new jobs has the highest priority.
The fixed expression 'Priorität haben' (to have priority) is used to express that something is more important than other things. The thing that is important appears as the subject in the sentence.
Der Abschluss des Projekts hat jetzt absolute Priorität.
Completing the project now has absolute priority.
priority / right of way
Priorität and Vorrang both show that one thing is more important than another. Priorität often refers to an established position in a sequence of tasks. Vorrang emphasizes more strongly that one thing is preferred over a specific alternative or gets to be dealt with first.
Die Reparatur hat heute höchste Priorität auf unserer Aufgabenliste.
The repair has the highest priority on our task list today.
Bei der Planung geben wir der Reparatur den Vorrang vor dem neuen Anstrich.
When planning, we give priority to the repair over the new paint job.
