crucial
Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of somethingEssential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
» It's crucial that you do that.
Meaning
3 sensesEssential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
The battle of Tali-Ihantala in 1944 is one of the crucial moments in the history of Finland.
A secure supply of crude oil is crucial for any modern nation, let alone a superpower.
entscheidend, kritisch, ausschlaggebend
реша́ющийrešájuščij, ключево́йključevój
виріша́льнийvyrišálʹnyj, крити́чнийkrytýčnyj
(Jamaica, especially, slang)Very good; excellent; particularly applied to reggae music.
Delbert Wilkins is the most crucial pirate radio DJ in Brixton.
(archaic)Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.
kreuzförmig
крестообра́зныйkrestoobráznyj
- of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
- having crucial relevance
- of the greatest importance
Examples
132 sentencesIt's crucial that you do that.
Now is the most crucial time.
Why isn't Tom here at this crucial moment?
I think that's crucial.
It's a crucial stage.
Translations
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Origin
1706, from French crucial, a medical term for ligaments of the knee (which cross each othe1706, from French crucial, a medical term for ligaments of the knee (which cross each other), from Latin crux, crucis (“cross”) (English crux), from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).
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Forms
more crucial, most crucial| Comparative | more crucial Lesson |
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| Superlative | most crucial Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
39 synonyms- of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis:important
- of the greatest importance:all-importantall importantessentialof the essence
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form