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im·por·tant
(ĭm-pôr′tnt)adj.
1. Strongly affecting the course of events or the nature of things; significant: an important message that must get through; close friends who are important to me.
2. Having high social rank or influence; prominent: government leaders and other important people.
3. Having or suggesting a consciousness of high position or authority; authoritative: recited the decree with an important air.
4. Obsolete Importunate.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin importāns, important-, present participle of importāre, to mean, from Latin, to import; see import.]
im·por′tant·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | importantly - in an important way or to an important degree; "more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself" |
2. | importantly - in an important way; "for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion" |
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Translations
بصورةٍ مُهِمَّه
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importantly
[ɪmˈpɔːtəntlɪ] ADV1. (= significantly) these weapons figured importantly in the war → estas armas tuvieron un importante papel en la guerra
this document differs importantly from the original → este documento presenta importantes diferencias respecto al original
more importantly, → aún más importante, ...
I was hungry, and, more importantly, my children were hungry → yo tenía hambre y, lo que era aún más importante, mis hijos tenían hambre
this document differs importantly from the original → este documento presenta importantes diferencias respecto al original
more importantly, → aún más importante, ...
I was hungry, and, more importantly, my children were hungry → yo tenía hambre y, lo que era aún más importante, mis hijos tenían hambre
2. (= arrogantly) [enter, walk, talk] → con un aire de importancia
"I'll go," he said importantly → -yo voy -dijo con un aire de importancia or dándose importancia
"I'll go," he said importantly → -yo voy -dijo con un aire de importancia or dándose importancia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
importantly
[ɪmˈpɔːrtəntli] adv (= essentially) but, more importantly, ... → mais, ce qui est plus important encore, ..., mais, plus important encore, ...
(= significantly) → de manière importante
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
importantly
adv
(usu pej: = self-importantly) → wichtigtuerisch (pej)
(= significantly) → bedeutend, wesentlich; to figure importantly in something → eine bedeutende Rolle in etw (dat) → spielen; it is importantly different → das ist entscheidend anders
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
importantly
[ɪmˈpɔːt/əntlɪ] adv → significativamente (pej) → con (aria d')importanzabut, more importantly, ... → ma, quel che più conta or importa,...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
important
(imˈpoːtənt) adjective (negative unimportant) having great value, influence or effect. an important book/person/occasion; It is important that you arrive here on time.
imˈportantly adverbimˈportance noun
matters of great importance.
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