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  • 1important — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ Someone left a message for you it sounded important. ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ …

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  • 2important — adj. 1) important for (irrigation is important for farming) 2) important to (winning the contest was very important to her) 3) important to + inf. (it is important to study hard) 4) important that + clause; subj. (it is important that everyone… …

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  • 3important */*/*/ — UK [ɪmˈpɔː(r)t(ə)nt] / US [ɪmˈpɔrt(ə)nt] adjective Metaphor: Being important is like being large or heavy. Being unimportant is like being small or light. This is a big opportunity for me. ♦ He is the greatest writer of the twentieth century. ♦… …

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  • 4important — im|por|tant W1S1 [ımˈpo:tənt US o:r ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Old Italian importante carrying a meaning, significant , from Latin importare; IMPORT2] 1.) an important event, decision, problem etc has a big effect or influence on… …

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  • 5important — im|por|tant [ ım pɔrtnt ] adjective *** 1. ) something that is important has a major effect on someone or something, for example because it affects someone s life or the way a situation develops: Music was an important part of the life of the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6important*/*/*/ — [ɪmˈpɔːt(ə)nt] adj 1) something that is important has a major effect on someone or something Music was an important part of the life of the community.[/ex] Winning the game yesterday was important for us.[/ex] Your interest and support are… …

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  • 7For British Eyes Only — Infobox Arrested Development episode episode name = For British Eyes Only episode no = 3AJD02 airdate = September 26, 2005 writer = Richard Day and Mitchell Hurwitz director = John Fortenberry guest star = Charlize Theron as Rita Leeds Dave… …

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  • 8Important events in NHGRI history — Important events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health. [ [http://www.genome.gov/10001763 genome.gov | About the Institute: A History and Timeline ] ] 1988* February 29 March 1, 1988… …

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  • 9For One More Day — is a 2006 novel taken place during the mid 1900 s by the acclaimed sportswriter and author Mitch Albom. It opens with the novel s protagonist planning to commit suicide. His adulthood is shown to have been rife with sadness. His own daughter didn …

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  • 10important — important, importantly Both words have a special elliptical use dating from the 1930s, in which one or other stands by itself (or qualified by more, most, etc.) as a kind of sentence adverb: • Perhaps more importantly, income not applied to… …

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