{
    "term": "important",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having a great effect on people or things; of great value",
            "sensetop": "important to somebody/somethingimportant for somebody/somethingit is important to do somethingit is important that…it is important to somebody that…it is important for somebody/something to do something",
            "labels": "(British English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **important issue/question/point/factor**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have an important decision to make."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Money played an **important role** in his life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Listening is an **important part** of the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the most important collections of American art"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**The important thing** is to keep trying."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The centre is **extremely important** to many local people.",
                    "contextForm": "important to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Banks are **vitally important** to the economy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many chemicals are important for our health.",
                    "contextForm": "important for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important to follow the manufacturer's instructions.",
                    "contextForm": "it is important to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**It is important to note that** total government funding has increased."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**It's important to remember that** our figures are averages only."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important that he attend every day.",
                    "contextForm": "it is important that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important that he should attend every day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's very important to me that you be there.",
                    "contextForm": "it is important to somebody that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's very important to me that you should be there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important for him to attend every day.",
                    "contextForm": "it is important for somebody/something to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have an important announcement to make."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several factors make this painting uniquely important."
                },
                {
                    "text": "historically important buildings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both of his sisters hold important jobs in industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Someone left a message for you—it sounded important."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These ideas are considered enormously important."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These two factors are equally important."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is most important: you must deliver the letter to Johnson himself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Spending time with my children is important to me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's important for you to understand this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The work of the intelligence services was crucially important to victory in the war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The media are important in forming public perceptions."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "sound"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having great influence or authority",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an important member of the team"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He likes to feel important."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "sound"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈpɔːtnt/",
                "audio": "im/important/important__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈpɔːrtnt/",
                "audio": "im/important/important__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from medieval Latin important- ‘being of consequence’, from the verb importare ‘bring in’ (in medieval Latin ‘imply, mean, be of consequence’), from in- ‘in’ + portare ‘carry’."
}