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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importance/#m1)

2) How powerful or respected a person is: «a person of importance». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importance/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importance/#x1)
- Sleep is of great importance for growing children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importance/#x2)
- List your jobs in order of importance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importance/#x3)
- Never forget the importance of a seat belt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importance/#x4)
- He felt full of his own importance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importance/#x5)
- The map shows places of historical importance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importance/#x6)
- No doubt it contains secrets of great importance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importance/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon/30/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «importance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.