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How to pronounce importance in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms grandness
Type of standing
Has types accent, emphasis, primacy
Derivation important


a person of importance.
Type Words
Type of value
Has types magnitude, momentousness, prominence, essentiality, account, urgency, weight, weightiness, big deal, significance, essentialness, greatness, illustriousness
Derivation important


the importance of a well-balanced diet.

Examples of importance

importance
As a fellow Los Angeleno, I understand the importance of keeping a great figure.
From the latimes.com
They have similar ethical beliefs about the importance of intellectual property.
From the freep.com
The rise of the Internet has reduced the importance of any one operating system.
From the forbes.com
She said she didn't know yet how much importance to attach to the final outcome.
From the sacbee.com
The importance of that one act to Africa's ecology is difficult to overestimate.
From the time.com
They even made an infographic to showcase the importance of the deal completion.
From the techcrunch.com
He also spoke on the importance of extending tax cuts for middle class families.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Often they may recognize the importance of the external as well as the internal.
From the abcnews.go.com
A bear voiced by Jon Favreau explains the importance of marking one's territory.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • The quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"
  • A prominent status; "a person of importance"
  • (important) of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
  • Significant: important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
  • (important) crucial: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
  • (important) authoritative: having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"
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  • (important) Having relevant and crucial value
  • (IMPORTANT) Insurers pass information to the Claims and Underwriting Exchange run by Insurance Database Services Ltd and the Motor Insurance Anti-fraud and Theft Register run by the Association of British Insurers. The aim is to check information provided and also prevent fraudulent claims. ...