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vital
[ vahyt-l ]
adjective
- of or relating to life:
vital processes.
- having remarkable energy, liveliness, or force of personality:
a vital leader.
- being the seat or source of life:
the vital organs.
- necessary to life:
vital fluids.
- necessary to the existence, continuance, or well-being of something; indispensable; essential:
vital for a healthy society.
Synonyms: ,
- affecting the existence, well-being, truth, etc., of something:
a vital error.
- of critical importance:
vital decisions.
- destructive to life; deadly:
a vital wound.
vital
/ ˈɪə /
adjective
- essential to maintain life
the lungs perform a vital function
- forceful, energetic, or lively
a vital person
- of, relating to, having, or displaying life
a vital organism
- indispensable or essential
books vital to this study
- of great importance; decisive
a vital game
- archaic.influencing the course of life, esp negatively
a vital treachery
noun
- plural
- the bodily organs, such as the brain, liver, heart, lungs, etc, that are necessary to maintain life
- the organs of reproduction, esp the male genitals
- plural the essential elements of anything
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- t· adverb
- t·Ա noun
- ԴDz·t adjective
- non·t· adverb
- non·t·Ա noun
- ܲȴ-t adjective
- quasi-t· adverb
- p·t adjective
- super·t· adverb
- super·t·Ա noun
- ܲ·t adjective
- un·t· adverb
- un·t·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vital1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vital1
Example Sentences
Prof White says now is the time to build on these foundations – something a national men's health strategy is vital for.
I understand the chancellor is looking at whether any of the money announced in the government's vital Spending Review can be brought forward from June.
But Hezbollah, severely wounded and with its communities in need of help, felt it could no longer block the process, which was seen as vital to unlock some international support.
That would require “enormous time and resources, diverting election staff from vital election priorities — like ensuring the operation of State voter registration systems and the sound operation of State and local elections.”
A Treasury spokesperson told the BBC the government was "pro-business" and that it knew the "vital importance of small businesses to our economy".
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