important

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ adjective

Translation

VALUABLE › valuable, useful, or necessary

önemli, faydalı, gerekli, mühim

My family is very important to me. [+ to do sth] Listen, Donna has something important to say.1765

POWERFUL › having a lot of power, influence, or effect

saygın, itibarlı, önemli

an important person/decision → Opposite unimportant1765672

importantly adverb ›

önemli, yararlı bir şekilde

They provided hot showers and, more importantly, clean clothes.

(Definition of important adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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