Definitions for important
ɪmˈpɔr tntim·por·tant

Princeton's WordNet(4.14 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. important, of importadjective

   of great significance or value

   "important people"; "the important questions of the day"

2. 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"

3. 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"

4. authoritative, importantadjective

   having authority or ascendancy or influence

   "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"

5. 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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. importantadjective

   Having relevant and crucial value.

Webster Dictionary(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Importantverb

   full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious

2. Importantverb

   carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty

3. Importantverb

   bearing on; forcible; driving

4. Importantverb

   importunate; pressing; urgent

Editors Contribution(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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, 2016  

2. important

   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, 2016  

3. important

   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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'important' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #212

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'important' in Written Corpus Frequency: #338

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'important' in Adjectives Frequency: #12

How to pronounce important?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say important in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of important in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of important in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of important in a Sentence

1. Petra Kvitova:

   It's crazy! It's happening but I still find it unbelievable. It's totally unexpected for me so far, i'm feeling great and I am enjoying playing every moment because I couldn't imagine myself playing as well as I am now. That's important for me.

2. Swingers:

   Mike Look, we're gonna spend half the night driving around the Hills looking for this one party and you're going to say it sucks and we're all gonna leave and then we're gonna go look for this other party. But all the parties and all the bars, they all suck. I spend half the night talking to some girl who's looking around the room to see if there's somebody else who's more important she should be talking to. And it's like I'm supposed to be all happy 'cause she's wearing a backpack, you know

3. Joe Taravella:

   It’s important to have an attitude of gratitude and taking control of your life, putting yourself out there, reaching out to families and friends, making plans and keeping yourself busy.

4. Robert R. Coveyou:

   The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.

5. TransCanada:

   It is important to note that none of these allegations posed either an immediate or long term threat to the public, our employees or our assets.

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