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{
"term": "importance",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the quality of being important",
"sensetop": "of importance (to somebody)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She **stressed the importance** of careful preparation."
},
{
"text": "to **emphasize/highlight the importance** of something"
},
{
"text": "He **understands the importance** of getting the details right."
},
{
"text": "They **attach** great **importance** to the project."
},
{
"text": "the **relative importance **of the two ideas"
},
{
"text": "It's a matter of **the utmost importance **to me.",
"contextForm": "of importance (to somebody)"
},
{
"text": "to be of **paramount/vital importance**"
},
{
"text": "State your reasons in order of importance."
},
{
"text": "He was very aware of his own importance *(= of his status)*."
},
{
"text": "Don't underestimate the importance of good presentation."
},
{
"text": "Education takes on an added importance at a time of economic uncertainty."
},
{
"text": "It is of the utmost importance that you arrive on time."
},
{
"text": "No one can seriously question the political importance of the environment."
},
{
"text": "She was inclined to downplay the importance of her own role in the affair."
},
{
"text": "The manual stresses the importance of regular maintenance."
},
{
"text": "The overseas markets have now declined in importance."
},
{
"text": "The railways were of crucial importance in opening up the American West."
},
{
"text": "The town's importance lies in the richness and quality of its architecture."
},
{
"text": "These finds have considerable archaeological importance."
},
{
"text": "This information is of the first importance."
},
{
"text": "He placed such great importance on cleanliness."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["cardinal", "central", "considerable"],
"verb + importance": ["have", "assume", "take on"],
"importance + verb": ["lie in something"],
"preposition": ["of… importance", "importance for", "importance to"],
"phrases": [
"in order of importance",
"a matter of grave importance",
"a matter of great importance"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪmˈpɔːtns/",
"audio": "im/importance/importance__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪmˈpɔːrtns/",
"audio": "im/importance/importance__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 16th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin importantia, from important- ‘being of consequence’, from the verb importare ‘bring in’ (in medieval Latin ‘imply, mean, be of consequence’), from in- ‘in’ + portare ‘carry’."
}