phrasal verb · neutral
give priority to
UK/ɡɪv praɪˈɒrɪti tuː/US/ɡɪv praɪˈɔːrɪti tuː/give·pri·OR·i·ty·to
task2speaking
to treat something as more important than other things
Examples
“Governments should give priority to education in the budget.”
“Companies often give priority to customer satisfaction.”
“When planning transport, the city gave priority to cyclists and pedestrians.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policymakers must give priority to sustainable development if long-term welfare is to improve.”
Collocations
- give priority to education
- give priority to urgent cases
Word family
priority nounprioritise verb
Common mistakes
give priority for→give priority to
give the priority to→give priority to
Say it for a higher band
5focus on→6prioritise→7+give priority to
Synonyms
prioritise
Easily confused
prioritise
“We need to prioritise tasks when time is limited.”
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