Meaning of important | Babel Free
ɪmˈpɔː.təntDefinitions
- Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
- important, that cares, that matters.
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Pompous; self-important. obsolete
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(negative unimportant) having great value, influence or effect. an important book/person/occasion; It is important that you arrive here on time. belangrik مُهِم важен importante důležitý wichtig vigtig σημαντικός, σπουδαίοςimportante tähtis مهم tärkeä importantחשוב महत्वपूर्ण važan fontos penting mikilvægur importante 重要な 중요한 svarbus svarīgs; nozīmīgs penting belangrijk viktig, betydningsfullważny غټ، ستر، مهم importante important важный, значительный dôležitý, významný pomemben važan viktig... negative
- belangrik بصورةٍ مُهِمَّه важно importantemente důležitě wichtig vigtigt σημαντικά de manera importante, importantemente tähtsalt بطور مهم tärkeästi d'une manière importante בַּחֲשִיבוּת महत्वपूर्ण važno nagy fontossággal; fontoskodva penting á mikilvægan hátt in maniera importante 重大に 중요하게 svarbu , su pasipūtimu svarīgi; nozīmīgi dengan penting in belangrijke mate betydningsfullt, viktigistotnie په مهمه توګه importantemente cu importanţă важно dôležito pomembno važno viktigt อย่างสำคัญ öneml...
- matters of great importance. belangrikheid أهَميَّه важност importância důležitost die Wichtigkeit vigtighed σημασία, σπουδαιότηταimportancia tähtsus اهمیت tärkeys importanceחשיבות महत्व važnost fontosság segi penting mikilvægi importanza 重要性 중요성 svarba, svarbumas svarīgums; nozīme kepentingan belangviktighet, betydningwaga اهميت importância importanţă важность dôležitosť važnost značaj vikt, betydenhet ความสำคัญ önem 重要性 важливість اہمیت tầm quan trọng 重要(性)
- importante.
- Strongly affecting the course of events or the nature of things; significant: an important message that must get through; close friends who are important to me.
- Having high social rank or influence; prominent: government leaders and other important people.
- Having or suggesting a consciousness of high position or authority; authoritative: recited the decree with an important air.
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Obsolete Importunate. Obsolete
- of great significance or value; outstanding: Voltaire is an important writer.
- of social significance; notable; eminent; esteemed: an important man in the town.
Equivalents
Examples
“We thought it important for there to be a fire escape at the back of every building.”
“Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between. His clerks, however, understood him very well.”
“The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.”
“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.”
“In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.”
“"[…] It is a match that must give universal satisfaction. In short, it is a kind of thing that"—lowering his voice to an important whisper—"will be exceedingly welcome to all parties." Recollecting himself, however, he added, "That is, I mean to say—your friends are all truly anxious to see you well settled; Fanny particularly […]"”
CEFR level
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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