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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.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
significantly
2.importantly - in an important way; "for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion"
Translations
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importantly

[ɪmˈpɔːtəntlɪ] ADV
1. (= 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
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

importantly

[ɪmˈpɔːrtəntli] adv
(= with an air of importance) → d'un air important
(= essentially) but, more importantly, ... → mais, ce qui est plus important encore, ..., mais, plus important encore, ...
(= significantly) → de manière importante

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
(qualifying sentence) I was hungry and, more/most importantly, my children were hungry → ich hatte Hunger, und was noch wichtiger/am allerwichtigsten war, meine Kinder hatten Hunger

importantly

[ɪmˈpɔːt/əntlɪ] adv → significativamente (pej) → con (aria d')importanza
but, more importantly, ... → ma, quel che più conta or importa,...

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 adverb
imˈportance noun
matters of great importance.
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I have some news to tell you," she said importantly.
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The groundwork of the arrangement was the family dresser, which, with its shining handles, and finger-marks, and domestic evidences thick upon it, stood importantly in front, over the tails of the shaft-horses, in its erect and natural position, like some Ark of the Covenant that they were bound to carry reverently.
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They make it the size of life, and yet they retire it so wholly that you think no more of it than you think of the physiognomy of one who talks importantly to you.
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It certainly does need a chimney," said John importantly.
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Vanstone's side by a hearty interest in his neighbor's three sons -- an interest by which those sons benefited all the more importantly, seeing that one of the prejudices which their father had outlived was a prejudice in favor of his own children.
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I don't know whether we're related to them," he answered importantly.
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collateral requirements is directly at odds with the regulatory objectives of adequate capacity, affordable coverage, market stability, and most importantly, insurer solvency
The question of collateral?
Most importantly for the Bank, however--which will occupy 1.
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Most importantly, they object to the bishops favouring "the unconditional alignment" of our "Canadian Church" with the directives from Rome, and giving "priority to the re-affirmation of dogma and traditional morals" (rather than listening to the people).
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More importantly, Joanie agreed to speak in the opening plenary session of the NGA meetings that afternoon.
Getting our public leaders moving
Together they built schools and, more importantly, created jobs for parents who no longer need to rely on their children's hard work.
Clock watchers: working kids keep poor Latin American families afloat, but at a long-term cost for the region
So I felt it was important that we presented a character who defied those stereotypes and that presented us in all of our neuroses, vulnerability, eccentricity, openness and innocence - most importantly, that he was looking for his own heritage beyond the borders of his country.
A CHANGE OF HOBBIT ELIJAH WOOD COMES OUT SWINGING IN FIRST THREE MOVIES OF HIS POST-'RINGS' CAREER

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