important

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of great significance or value
  2. adjective important in effect or meaning
  3. adjective of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

Etymology

From Middle English important, from Medieval Latin important-, importāns. By surface analysis, import (“to be important”) + -ant. Displaced native Old English heah and hefig.

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Synonyms

of import

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