importance

«importance» in Mova's school dictionary: how much something matters or how valuable it is — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (importance; no plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) Importance is how much something matters or how valuable it is. tree →

2) How powerful or respected a person is: «a person of importance». tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in school («the importance of reading»), safety («the importance of wearing a helmet») and stories. Phrases: «of great importance», «the importance of», «stress the importance», «in order of importance».

examples

• The teacher explained the importance of washing hands. tree →
• Sleep is of great importance for growing children. tree →
• List your jobs in order of importance. tree →
• Never forget the importance of a seat belt. tree →
• He felt full of his own importance. tree →
• The map shows places of historical importance. tree →
• No doubt it contains secrets of great importance. tree →

note

Uncountable: «the importance», «great importance». Adjective: important. Ranking «in order of importance» means first = most important.

In the corpora

• Real courts don't work like this — the writer is mocking judges who care most about their own importance.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «importance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.