Spanish word

prioritario

Pronunciation

IPA/pɾjoɾiˈtaɾjo/

Meaning

  • adjectivehigh-priority

Example

La seguridad es prioritaria para todos.

Safety is high-priority for everyone.

Illustration for prioritario (high-priority)

More examples

La atención prioritaria se garantiza en casos de emergencia.

Priority care is guaranteed in emergency cases.

Core concept

A checklist with the top item highlighted.

Common phrases

  • atención prioritaria

    priority care

  • servicio prioritario

    priority service

  • objetivo prioritario

    top priority objective

Similar words

urgente: Requires immediate or very quick action to address a pressing need.
principal: Holds the main, central role within a group, plan, or system.
preferente: Deserves preferential treatment or earlier consideration in practice.
esencial: Is indispensable for something's existence or for its proper functioning.

Definition in Spanish

Que recibe trato preferente respecto a otras cosas porque se considera lo más importante o urgente.

Word origin

Derived from Latin prior 'earlier' via the noun prioridad and the adjective-forming suffix -ario, so prioritario denotes something given preferential treatment as most important or urgent.

Usage tips

  • Often used impersonally with es (es prioritario) to state that something deserves priority, and it must agree in gender and number with the noun (prioritario/prioritaria/prioritarios/prioritarias).

Opposites

  • secundariosecondaryadjective
  • prescindibledispensableadjective

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