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Used with verbs:
"
The message seems important."
(seems, sounds, be: is/am/are)
"
She makes me feel important."
(feel)
"
What makes you so important?"
(makes)
"
He believes he is very important."
(believes, thinks)
"
His findings have become important to the research."
(become, remained)
Used with adverbs:
"
It is extremely important that you see a doctor."
(extremely, very, critically)
"
Good communication is tremendously important in a marriage."
(tremendously, vitally, particularly, especially, incredibly)
"
Both suggestions are equally important."
(equally, obviously, very, profoundly)
"
It is pretty important that you finish the project on time."
(pretty, fairly, quite, obviously)
Used with prepositions:
"
It's important for you to read this."
(for)
"
Spending time with my family is important to me."
(to)
Used with nouns:
"
There will be an important addition to the company."
(addition, change)
"
She missed a very important appointment."
(appointment, assignment, clue, detail, fact, feature, ingredient, item, meeting, part, piece, requirement)
"
They made an important breakthrough."
(breakthrough, discovery, finding)
"
He is an important client."
(client, customer, guest, person, visitor)
"
I had to make an important decision."
(decision)
"
She learned an important lesson."
(lesson)
"
That was an important moment for him."
(moment, occasion, place, reminder, role, victory)
