verb phrase · neutral
set priorities
UK/ˌsɛt praɪˈɒrɪtiz/US/ˌsɛt praɪˈɔːrɪtiz/set·pri·OR·i·ties
to decide which tasks or goals are the most important and should be dealt with first
Examples
“When you have limited time, you must set priorities.”
“The manager set priorities for the quarter's projects.”
“Students need to set priorities between revision and relaxation.”
Band 8 sentence
“Educational institutions should set priorities that favour student wellbeing over short-term exam results.”
Collocations
- set priorities for
- set clear priorities
Word family
Common mistakes
set a priority→set priorities
set priority to→set priorities for
Say it for a higher band
5do first→6prioritise→7+set priorities
Synonyms
prioritise
rank tasks
Easily confused
prioritise
“We need to prioritise tasks to meet the deadline.”
rank tasks
“She ranked tasks according to urgency.”
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