| importance | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. importance | the quality of being important and worthy of note.; "the importance of a well-balanced diet" |
| ~ value | the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" |
| ~ big deal | anything of great importance or consequence. |
| ~ magnitude | relative importance.; "a problem of the first magnitude" |
| ~ account | importance or value.; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance" |
| ~ momentousness | utmost importance. |
| ~ prominence | relative importance. |
| ~ greatness, illustriousness | the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence. |
| ~ significance | the quality of being significant.; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power" |
| ~ essentiality, essentialness | basic importance. |
| ~ urgency | pressing importance requiring speedy action.; "the urgency of his need" |
| ~ weightiness, weight | the relative importance granted to something.; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed" |
| n. (state) | 2. grandness, importance | a prominent status.; "a person of importance" |
| ~ standing | social or financial or professional status or reputation.; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing" |
| ~ emphasis, accent | special importance or significance.; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents" |
| ~ primacy | the state of being first in importance. |
| sake | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. interest, sake | a reason for wanting something done.; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" |
| ~ benefit, welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being.; "for the benefit of all" |
| ~ behalf | for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive).; "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf" |
| n. (food) | 2. rice beer, sake, saki | Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot. |
| ~ alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant | a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent.; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" |
| ~ nihon, nippon, japan | a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building. |
| ~ rice | annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. sake | the purpose of achieving or obtaining.; "for the sake of argument" |
| ~ aim, intent, intention, purpose, design | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" |
| bring about | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. bring about | cause to move into the opposite direction.; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching" |
| ~ turn | cause to move along an axis or into a new direction.; "turn your face to the wall"; "turn the car around"; "turn your dance partner around" |
| v. (creation) | 2. bring about, give rise, produce | cause to happen, occur or exist.; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ induct, induce | produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes. |
| ~ lead, result, leave | have as a result or residue.; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
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