important
adjective (important, more important, most important)
Everyday
- Important means mattering a lot; having a big effect or value. tree →
- An important person has power or is respected. tree →
- Important can mean needing attention now: «an important message». tree →
In the lessons
In school, «important» marks key facts, steps and rules to remember: «It is important to show your working». In safety, important rules (wear a seatbelt, tell an adult) protect you. In stories, important events change the plot. Phrases: «it is important to», «the most important thing», «important to me».
Examples
- It is important to wash your hands. tree →
- This is an important part of the story. tree →
- Sleep is important for growing children. tree →
- The mayor is an important person in our town. tree →
- The most important thing is to have fun. tree →
- Write down the important words. tree →
- My family is very important to me. tree →
- I have an important message for you. tree →
- Understanding is the most important matter in everything. tree →
Note
Comparison: more important, most important. Noun: «importance». Opposite: unimportant. Spelled «-tant», not «-tent».
In Jewish tradition
In school, «important» marks key facts, steps and rules to remember: «It is important to show your working». In safety, important rules (wear a seatbelt, tell an adult) protect you. In stories, important events change the plot. Phrases: «it is important to», «the most important thing», «important to me».
Examples
- D., remarked very truly in his German preface to the book "Yezirah," published in Leipzig, 1830: "This book is for two reasons highly important: in the first place, that the real Cabala, or mystical (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- In the above explained system of notation from which our system of notation originated, the principle of position (place value) plays an important role. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
Note
Comparison: more important, most important. Noun: «importance». Opposite: unimportant. Spelled «-tant», not «-tent».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «important» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «important» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «important» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «important» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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