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make more important — index magnify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
important — important, importantly Both words have a special elliptical use dating from the 1930s, in which one or other stands by itself (or qualified by more, most, etc.) as a kind of sentence adverb: • Perhaps more importantly, income not applied to… … Modern English usage
more — 1. For more and most used in the comparison of adjectives, see adjective 3–4. With adverbs, more and most are normally used when the adverb is formed with ly from an adjective, e.g. more richly, more happily: see er and est forms. The use of… … Modern English usage
more to the point — ˌmore to the ˈpoint idiom used to say that sth is more important than sth else • I couldn t do the job I ve never been to Spain and, more to the point, I don t speak Spanish. Main entry: ↑pointidiom … Useful english dictionary
important — importantly, adv. /im pawr tnt/, adj. 1. of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history. 2. mattering much (usually fol. by to): details important to a fair decision. 3. entitled to more than ordinary… … Universalium
important — im•por•tant [[t]ɪmˈpɔr tnt[/t]] adj. 1) of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history[/ex] 2) of considerable distinction: an important scientist[/ex] 3) self important 4) Obs. importunate • Etymology: 1580–90; … From formal English to slang
important — im|por|tant W1S1 [ımˈpo:tənt US o:r ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Old Italian importante carrying a meaning, significant , from Latin importare; IMPORT2] 1.) an important event, decision, problem etc has a big effect or influence on… … Dictionary of contemporary English
more — more1 W1S1 [mo: US mo:r] adv 1.) [used before an adjective or adverb to form the comparative] having a particular quality to a greater degree ≠ ↑less ▪ You ll have to be more careful next time. ▪ Can t it be done more quickly? much/a lot/far more … Dictionary of contemporary English
more — 1 adverb 1 (+ adj/adv) having a particular quality or characteristic to a greater degree than someone or something else: more interesting/expensive etc: We can make the test more difficult byadding a time limit. | It could have been an infection… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
important — adj. 1 (often foll. by to) of great effect or consequence; momentous. 2 (of a person) having high rank or status, or great authority. 3 pretentious, pompous. 4 (absol. in parenthetic construction) what is a more important point or matter (they… … Useful english dictionary
important, importantly — But more importantly, his work was instrumental in eradicating cholera (Sunday Telegraph). Some authorities condemn importantly with the argument that the sentence contains an ellipsis of thought that in effect it is saying, But [what is]… … Dictionary of troublesome word