vital

vital
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W2 [ˈvaıtl] adj
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin vitalis 'of life', from vita 'life']
1.) extremely important and necessary for something to succeed or exist
= ↑crucial
▪ The work she does is absolutely vital .
vital to
▪ These measures are vital to national security.
vital for
▪ Regular exercise is vital for your health.
it is vital (that)
▪ It is vital that you keep accurate records.
it is vital to do sth
▪ It is vital to keep accurate records.
▪ It is vital to be honest with your children.
▪ The tourist industry is of vital importance to the national economy.
▪ Richardson played a vital role in the team's success.
▪ The samples could give scientists vital information about long-term changes in the earth's atmosphere.
2.) full of energy in a way that is exciting and attractive
▪ Rodgers and Hart's music sounds as fresh and vital as the day it was written.
3.) [only before noun]
necessary in order to keep you alive
▪ the body's vital processes
▪ vital organs (=heart, lungs etc)
4.) vital signs
medical the signs that show someone is alive, for example breathing and body temperature
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
absolutely vital
it is vital that
it is vital to do something
of vital importance (=very important)
play a vital role/part (in something)
vital part/piece/element/component/ingredient
vital information/evidence/clue
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • vital — [vīt′ l] adj. [ME < MFr < L vitalis, vital < vita, life, akin to vivere, to live: see BIO ] 1. of, concerned with, or manifesting life [vital energy] 2. a) necessary or essential to life; being a source or support of life [vital organs]… …   English World dictionary

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  • VITAL — VITAL, Italian family which produced numerous scholars of whom the most noted were: JOSEPH VITAL (15th–16th century), a talented scribe, was especially noted for his precision in writing tefillin, which were widely known as Tefillin Rav Calabrash …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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