English Dictionary
Definition of “crucial”
crucial (ˈkruːʃəl
)
Definitions
adjective
- involving a final or supremely important decision or event; decisive; critical
- informal very important
- slang very good
Alternative Forms
ˈcrucially adverb Word Origin
C18: from French, from Latin cruxcross
Translations
- British English:
crucial
Something that is crucial is extremely important.An animal's sense of smell is crucial to its survival.ˈkruːʃəl ADJECTIVE An animal's sense of smell is crucial to its survival.
- Spanish:
crucial
adj
- French:
crucial
adj
- German:
entscheidend
adj
- Chinese: 关键性的 adj
- Arabic: عَصِيب adj
- Portuguese: crucial adj
- Russian: ключевой adj ключевая
- Croatian: ključan adj ključna
- Czech: velmi důležitý adj
- Danish: afgørende adj
- Dutch: cruciaal adj
- Finnish: ratkaisevan tärkeä adj
- Greek: ζωτικός adj ζωτική
- Italian: cruciale adj
- Japanese: 重大な no_posp
- Korean: 결정적인 adj
- Norwegian: svært viktig adj
- Polish: decydujący adj decydująca
- Brazilian Portuguese: crucial adj
- European Spanish:
crucial
adj
- Swedish: kritisk adj kritiskt
- Thai: สำคัญมาก adj
- Turkish: önemli adj
- Vietnamese: rất quan trọng adj
Usage examples
Without exception, they were watching TV at the crucial time.
Fraser, Anthea, Pretty Maids all in a Row (1986)Vote here and let us know which element you think is the crucial one... Following Countrylife.
Country Life (2004)In Dublin, by comparison, the delivery is just that crucial bit looser, less well-focused.
Irish Times (2002)RANGERS defender Craig Moore will not miss the crucial Oceania World Cup qualifier for Australia.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In his pursuit of Blücher, Napoleon uncharacteristically hesitated at what proved to be a crucial moment in the proceedings.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
