important
/ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt/ adjective A1- Having relevant and crucial value; having import. · We thought it important for there to be a fire escape at the back of every building.
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As soon as that important business is concluded, I will have a pair of my own horses harnessed to convey it direct to Madame Danglars.”
I receive an anonymous communication from a quarter which I know to be important, warning me that danger threatens a certain person.
“It’s pretty maddening to think that an important secret may lie here on this slip of paper, and that it is beyond human power to penetrate it.”
“But it is not a foolish errand, nor an idle one,” replied the Scarecrow; “it is important.
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