important
adj.adj. having a lot of power, value, or influence. You use this to describe things that you must pay attention to because they matter a lot.
adj. possessing significant value, influence, or authority. Often used to describe essential tasks, high-ranking individuals, or consequential events.
It is important to drink enough water every day.
The manager has an important meeting this afternoon to discuss the company's future budget.
While the immediate results were modest, the experiment provided important data that eventually led to a breakthrough in renewable energy storage.
From Middle English important, from Medieval Latin important-, importāns. By surface analysis, import (“to be important”) + -ant. Displaced native Old English heah and hefig.
Commonly followed by an infinitive clause ('It is important to...') or a 'that' clause.
This is very much importantThis is very importantLearners sometimes incorrectly add 'much' to 'very' when modifying this adjective; 'very' alone is the standard intensifier.