Important

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English

Adjective

Important (comparative more Important, superlative most Important)

  1. 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.

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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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Catalan

Adjective

  1. important

French

Adjective

Important m. (f. Importante, m. plural Importants, f. plural Importantes)

  1. important
    Il est important de se brosser les dents.
    It is important to brush your teeth.
  2. significant
    Une partie importante des votes
    A significant part of the votes.

Verb

important

  1. Present participle of importer.

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Latin

Verb

important

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of importō

Romanian

Adjective

Important 4 nom/acc forms

  1. important

Declension

Etymology

French important

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [im.porˈtant]