What does important mean?
Definitions for important
ɪmˈpɔr tntim·por·tant
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word important.
Princeton's WordNet
important, of importadjective
of great significance or value
"important people"; "the important questions of the day"
significant, importantadjective
important in effect or meaning
"a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
crucial, importantadjective
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
"a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
authoritative, importantadjective
having authority or ascendancy or influence
"an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"
importantadjective
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"
Wiktionary
importantadjective
Having relevant and crucial value.
Webster Dictionary
Importantverb
full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious
Importantverb
carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty
Importantverb
bearing on; forcible; driving
Importantverb
importunate; pressing; urgent
Editors Contribution
important
Data, facts, information, research or statistics a person, business, form of unity government, group or organization is made aware of.
The new training dates were posted on the website and emailed to all athletes as some had changed and it was important they were communicated and seen.
Submitted by MaryC on May 19, 2016important
Information communicated that requires action or attention.
The government ensured the new tax rules were communicated across the media and emailed to all registered business and individuals as they were important.
Submitted by MaryC on May 19, 2016important
The well-being of a person we love.
We place the important value of every human being on planet earth.
Submitted by MaryC on April 26, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'important' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #212
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'important' in Written Corpus Frequency: #338
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'important' in Adjectives Frequency: #12
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of important in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of important in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of important in a Sentence
The most important point in any team is that everyone has the same vision, everyone wants to move forward together, i feel that's what I have now. Maybe the last four or five months of last year it wasn't like that. It's not as much fun traveling when that's the case. If everyone isn't right into it, that isn't how you want to work.
This is an important song. I wrote it for my significant other, Sophie Turner, and it's one of those love letters that you write to your partner saying,' I'll be there no matter what.'.
Trafficking is more prevalent than people realize, it is stunning and shocking that human beings have evolved to this. It is an important story.
The relief is unlikely to last, especially if emerging markets continue to be under pressure, the (Turkish) central bank will see how markets react and it will be important how they react when Europe opens.
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
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Translations for important
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- belangrikAfrikaans
- importantAragonese
- مهمArabic
- mühümAzerbaijani
- важныBelarusian
- важенBulgarian
- গুরুত্বপূর্ণBengali
- གལ་ཆེན་པོTibetan Standard
- importantCatalan, Valencian
- důležitýCzech
- pwysigWelsh
- vigtigDanish
- wichtigGerman
- σημαντικόGreek
- gravaEsperanto
- importanteSpanish
- tähtis, olulineEstonian
- garrantzitsuBasque
- مُهِمّ, مهمPersian
- tärkeäFinnish
- importantFrench
- wichtichWestern Frisian
- tábhachtach, mórluachachIrish
- importanteGalician
- חשובHebrew
- महत्वपूर्ण, अहम, जरूरीHindi
- enpòtanHaitian Creole
- fontosHungarian
- կարեւորArmenian
- importanteInterlingua
- pentingIndonesian
- mikilvægurIcelandic
- importanteItalian
- חָשׁוּבHebrew
- 大切, 重要Japanese
- მნიშვნელოვანიGeorgian
- маңыздыKazakh
- សំខាន់Khmer
- ಮುಖ್ಯKannada
- 중요하다, 중대한Korean
- گرنگKurdish
- маанилүү, олуттууKyrgyz
- gravis, magnus, maximusLatin
- wichtegLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ສຳຄັນLao
- svarbusLithuanian
- nozīmīgs, svarīgsLatvian
- tiketike, hira, mātuatua, matuaMāori
- важенMacedonian
- അതിപ്രധാനമായ, ഉയര്ന്ന പദവിയിലുള്ള, മുഖ്യമായ, ഗൗരവമുള്ളMalayalam
- чухалMongolian
- pentingMalay
- importantiMaltese
- အရေးကြီးBurmese
- महत्वपूर्णNepali
- belangrijkDutch
- alvorlig, betydelig, viktigNorwegian
- importantOccitan
- ଗୁରୁତ୍ବପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣOriya
- ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨPanjabi, Punjabi
- ważnyPolish
- importantePortuguese
- importantRomanian
- важный, ваRussian
- अत्यावश्यकSanskrit
- važan, важанSerbo-Croatian
- වැදගත්Sinhala, Sinhalese
- dôležitýSlovak
- pomémbenSlovene
- i rëndësishëmAlbanian
- viktig, betydelsefull, ViktigtSwedish
- maarufuSwahili
- பாரதூரம், முக்கியமானTamil
- ముఖ్యమైనTelugu
- муҳимTajik
- เอ้, สำคัญThai
- dahylly, möhümTurkmen
- mahalagáTagalog
- önemli, mühimTurkish
- значний, важний, важливий, ваUkrainian
- اہمUrdu
- muhimUzbek
- quan trọngVietnamese
- veütikVolapük
- impôrtant, consecantWalloon
- וויכטיקYiddish
- 重要Chinese
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