Important — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of great significance or value

important in effect or meaning

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɔːtənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɔːtənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt/.

Examples

important people
the important questions of the day
a significant change in tax laws

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

authoritative crucial of import significant

Antonyms

noncrucial unimportant insignificant

Parts of Speech

adjective	of great significance or value “important people”
adjective	important in effect or meaning “a significant change in tax laws”
adjective	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis “a crucial moment in his career”
adjective	having authority or ascendancy or influence “an important official”
adjective	having or suggesting a consciousness of high position “recited the decree with an important air”

Word Forms

importance	noun	the quality of being important and worthy of note
significance	noun	the quality of being significant
cruciality	noun	a state of critical urgency

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wichtig

von großer Bedeutung oder Wert

🇪🇸Spanish

importante

de gran importancia o valor

🇮🇹Italian

importante

di grande significato o valore

🇳🇱Dutch

belangrijk

van grote betekenis of waarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

importante

de grande significado ou valor

🇷🇺Russian

важный

большое значение или ценность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महत्वपूर्ण

बहुत महत्व या मूल्य का

🇧🇩Bengali

গুরুত্বপূর্ণ

মহান গুরুত্ব বা মূল্যের

🇮🇳Tamil

முக்கியமான

பெரும் முக்கியத்துவம் அல்லது மதிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ముఖ్యమైన

గొప్ప ప్రాముఖ్యత లేదా విలువ

🇮🇳Marathi

महत्वाचे

महान महत्त्व किंवा मूल्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહત્વપૂર્ણ

મહાન મહત્વ અથવા મૂલ્યનું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮುಖ

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮೌಲ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട

വലിയ പ്രാധാന്യമോ മൂല്യമോ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ

ਬਹੁਤ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਜਾਂ ਮੁੱਲ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اہم

بڑی اہمیت یا قدر کا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重要的

具有重大意义或价值

🇯🇵Japanese

重要

非常に重要または価値のある

🇰🇷Korean

중요한

큰 의미나 가치가 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quan trọng

có ý nghĩa hoặc giá trị lớn

🇹🇭Thai

สำคัญ

มีความสำคัญหรือคุณค่าอย่างมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

penting

mempunyai arti atau nilai yang besar

🇵🇭Filipino

mahalaga

may malaking kahalagahan o halaga

🇲🇾Malay

penting

mempunyai kepentingan atau nilai yang besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهم

ذات أهمية أو قيمة كبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

مهم است

از اهمیت یا ارزش زیادی برخوردار است

🇹🇷Turkish

önemli

büyük önem veya değere sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָשׁוּב

בעל משמעות או ערך רב

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The primary meaning of 'important' is 'of great significance or value'.

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'important' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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