Vital ˈvaɪtl Vitamins Good Success Adjective Health Patience

• the vitamins that are vital for health
• patience and a cool head are vital for investors.
• good financial accounts are vital to the success of any enterprise.
• reading is of vital importance in language learning.

vital

1. necessary or essential in order for something to succeed or exist
• SYNONYMS AT essential
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• the vitamins that are vital for health
• Patience and a cool head are vital for investors.
• Good financial accounts are vital to the success of any enterprise.
• Reading is of vital importance in language learning.
• The police play a vital role in our society.
• Small chemist shops are a vital part of many local communities.
• 'We are prepared to use force to protect our vital interests in the region,' he said
• The website provides vital information for tourists.
• It is vital that you keep accurate records when you are self-employed
• It was vital to show that he was not afraid.
• It is absolutely vital for people with a mental illness to see their loved ones.

Extra Examples

• These nutrients are absolutely vital to good health.
• fostering team spirit, which is vital for success
• the strategically vital industrial zone
• Bean sprouts contain many of the vitamins that are vital for health.
2. connected with or necessary for staying alive
• the vital organs (= the brain, heart, lungs, etc.)
3. full of energy and enthusiasm

Word Origin

• late Middle English (describing the animating principle of living beings, also in sense (3)): via Old French from Latin vitalis, from vita ‘life’. The sense ‘essential’ dates from the early 17th cent.