/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/
Translation
Having a big effect, or mattering a lot to people.
Word origin
From Latin importare, meaning to bring in or carry weight, through Old French and medieval Latin importantem.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- importare
Examples
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"Important" shows the day matters a lot.
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Here "important" tells you the thing really matters.
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"Important" shows the news was worth hearing.
Used in
Stories
(1)Grammar articles
(7)Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining, there's a problem, and why the subject slot is never empty
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Inversion and word order in English: the subject-verb-object spine and when it flips
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
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