Standard Lemma guide

importantly

adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation, UK: /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt.li/
  • Received-Pronunciation, UK: [ɪmˈphɔːʔn̩ʔli]
  • Received-Pronunciation, UK: [ɪmˈphɔːtənt̚li]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/
  • General-American: [ɪmˈphɔɹʔn̩tli]
  • General-American: [ɪmˈphɔɹʔn̩ʔli]
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P AO1 R T AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Used to mark a statement as having importance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: sentence adverb

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In an important manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in an important way

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

in an important way or to an important degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: significantly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English important Middle English -ly English -ly English importantly From important + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: notablement — used to mark a statement as having importance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重要的是... (zhòngyào de shì...) — used to mark a statement as having importance
  • Finnish: tärkeää on — used to mark a statement as having importance
  • Greek: το σημαντικότερο (to simantikótero) — used to mark a statement as having importance
  • Greek: το κυριότερο (to kyriótero) — used to mark a statement as having importance
  • Catalan: importantment — in an important manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重要地 (zhòngyào de) — in an important manner
  • Finnish: tärkeästi — in an important manner
  • Greek: σημαντικά (simantiká) — in an important manner
  • Spanish: importantemente — in an important manner
Real reading context

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