Important
English
Adjective
Important (comparative more Important, superlative most Important)
- Having relevant and crucial value.
- 1988, Robert Ferro, Second Son,
- For this was the most important thing, that when a person felt strongly about an issue in life, it mustn’t be ignored by others; for if it was, everything subsequent to it would turn out badly, even though there should seem to be no direct connection.
- 1988, Robert Ferro, Second Son,
Synonyms
- weighty
- See also Thesaurus:important
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Adverbs for Important
highly; urgently; gravely; seriously; materially; scarcely; terribly; extraordinarily; mysteriously; secretly; implicitly; unusually; personally; internationally; immeasurably; incalculably; ominously; vitally; genainely; infinitely; tremendously; historically; commercially; exceptionally; peculiarly; particularly; oddly; astonishingly; profoundly.
Thesaurus
absolute, arrogant, ascendant, authoritarian, authoritative, authorized, autocratic, big, big-league, big-name, big-time, bigwig, bigwigged, bloated, charismatic, charming, clothed with authority, commanding, competent, consequential, considerable, conspicuous, controlling, critical, distinctive, distinguished, dominant, double-barreled, duly constituted, earthshaking, effective, effectual, efficacious, eminent, empowered, enchanting, essential, estimable, ex officio, exceptional, famous, first-class, first-rate, foremost, formidable, front-page, governing, grand, grave, great, heavyweight, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high-powered, high-ranking, imperative, impressive, in the limelight, influential, leading, magisterial, magnetic, major, marked, material, meaningful, memorable, mighty, momentous, monocratic, name, notable, noted, noteworthy, noticeable, official, outstanding, personable, persuasive, pontifical, portentous, potent, powerful, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, puffy, puissant, ranking, remarkable, reputable, respected, ruling, salient, self-important, senior, signal, significant, strong, stuffy, suasive, substantial, superior, supreme, telling, to the front, top-level, top-notch, totalitarian, unusual, urgent, valuable, vital, weighty, winning, world-shaking, worthwhile, worthy
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/, /ɪmˈpɔː.tn̩t/, SAMPA: /Im"pO:t@nt/, /Im"pO:tn=t/
- (US) IPA: /ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/, /ɪmˈpɔɹʔn̩t/, SAMPA: /Im"pOrt@nt/, /Im"pOrtn=t/
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French
Adjective
Important m. (f. Importante, m. plural Importants, f. plural Importantes)
- important
- Il est important de se brosser les dents.
- It is important to brush your teeth.
- Il est important de se brosser les dents.
- significant
- Une partie importante des votes
- A significant part of the votes.
- Une partie importante des votes
Verb
important
- Present participle of importer.
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Pronunciation
Latin
Verb
important
- third-person plural present active indicative of importō
Romanian
Adjective
Important 4 nom/acc forms
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | Important | Important | Importantă | importanţi | Importante | Importante |
definite | Importantul | Importantul | Importanta | importanţii | Importantele | Importantele | |
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | Important | Important | Importante | importanţi | Importante | Importante |
definite | Importantului | Importantului | Importantei | importanţilor | Importantelor | Importantelor |
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- IPA: [im.porˈtant]
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