HOW TO PRONOUNCE
priority
/pɹaɪˈɔɹəti/
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The second syllable has the main beat.
Start with the eye vowel, then make the following vowel stronger. Keep the final two syllables lighter as you move from r through the ending.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“Repairing the roof is our first priority.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does priority mean?
noun
- An item's relative importance.
- A goal of a person or an organisation.
- The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.
More meanings (3)
noun
- A superior claim to use by virtue of being validly published at an earlier date.
- Precedence; superior rank.
- Right of way; The right to pass (an intersection) before other road users.
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IPA pronunciation
/pɹaɪˈɔɹəti/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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Connected with his contempt for the undue love of fame, was an equally strong dislike of all questions of priority.
Gauss and Steinheil had priority in this device which, owing to 'polarisation' of the plates and to drought, is not reliable.
More book examples (2)
For whom do we claim that "urgency" which gives their case priority over that of all other sections of their countrymen and countrywomen?
The rival claims of priority no longer interest us, but the occasion is one of the most memorable in the history of the race.