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   important

   /ɪmˈpɔːtnt/

   adjective

   • 1. of great significance or value: "important habitats for wildlife" Similar mainchiefprincipalkeymajorsalientprimedominantforemostsupremepredominantparamountoverridingcardinalcrucialvitalindispensablecriticalessentialsignificanturgentcentralfundamentalbasicinformal:number-oneof valuevaluablevaluedusefulof usebeneficialnecessaryessentialindispensablevitalof the essenceof concernof interestrelevantpertinentmaterialgermaneOpposite unimportantinessentialunimportantirrelevant
   • ▪ (of a person) having high rank or status: "an important senator" Similar powerfulinfluentialof influencewell connectedhigh-rankinghigh-leveltop-levelcontrollingdominantformidableprominenteminentpre-eminentnotablenoteworthyof notedistinguishedesteemedrespectedprestigiouscelebratedfamousgreatgrandleadingforemostoutstandinginformal:bigbig timemajor leaguebig leagueOpposite unimportantinsignificant
   • ▪ (of an artist or artistic work) significantly original and influential: "writers as important as Hopkins" Similar significantconsequentialmomentousof great momentof importof great importof great consequencefar-reachingmajorcriticalcrucialvitalpivotaldecisiveurgentepoch-makinghistoricseminalseriousgravesubstantialweightysignalmaterialOpposite unimportanttrivial

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin important- ‘being of consequence’, from the verb importare (see import).

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   Important definition: of much or great significance or consequence. See examples of IMPORTANT used in a sentence.

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   /ɪmˈpɔtənt/ IPA guide. If you have to pass a test to graduate, the test is important. It is vital, necessary, crucial. The President is the most important person in the country. Children are important to parents, and parents are certainly important to their children.

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