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significant

US /səɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

adjective Foundation · A2 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

important in effect or meaning

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

There was a significant increase in online orders last month.

Word Family

VerbVerb
AdjectiveAdj
significant gốc
AdverbAdv

Synonyms

  • importantof great significance or value
  • notablea celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  • remarkableunusual or striking

Collocations

  • Easy significant change
    describing significant change (important in effect or meaning)
  • Medium significant increase in sales
    describing significant increase in sales (important in effect or meaning)
  • Hard statistically significant findings
    describing statistically significant findings (with respect to statistics)
  • Very Hard significant paradigm shift
    describing significant paradigm shift (important in effect or meaning)

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