American English pronunciation
How to pronounce important
IPA transcription: [,ɪm'pɔɹtənt]
Pronunciation variants: [,ɪm'pɔɹtənt][,ɪm'pɚtənt]
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Adjective
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of great significance or value
“important people”
“the important questions of the day”
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important in effect or meaning
“a significant change in tax laws”
“a significant change in the Constitution”
“a significant contribution”
“significant details”
“statistically significant”
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
“a crucial moment in his career”
“a crucial election”
“a crucial issue for women”
Adjective
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having authority or ascendancy or influence
“an important official”
“the captain's authoritative manner”
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having or suggesting a consciousness of high position
“recited the decree with an important air”
“took long important strides in the direction of his office”
Usage examples
- The terminus was constantly highly saturated and it had been a very important terminus.
- An important example of such a complex protein is the hormone erythropoietin.
- They are an important constituent of many rocks.
- From that day on, it was the desert that would be important.
- American water weed is an important part of lake ecosystems.
- Oxygen is important for us, but some bacteria don't need it at all.
- Silicon alkoxides are an important precursor for manufacture of silica-based aerogels.
- The more important the criteria the higher the weighting it should be given.
- This area forms important habitats for numerous species.
- Did you want to see her about something important?