importance

importancia

Grado en que algo cuenta o influye en las personas o los acontecimientos.

En inglés sencillo: How much something matters or affects people or events.

• We understand its importance.
• He stressed the importance of sleep.
• The exact date is of little importance.

Cómo se usa: importance of something/doing something (She explained the importance of washing our hands.); of importance to someone/something (This discovery is of importance to medical research.); attach importance to something (They attach great importance to family meals.)

Sinónimos: significance, value, consequence

Antónimos: unimportance, insignificance

Expresiones frecuentes: importance of something, great importance, of little importance