samedi 3 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Essential

Vital  -  Crucial  -  Critical  -  Decisive  -  Indispensable

 

These words all describe sb/sth that is extremely important and completely necessary because a particular situation or activity depends on them.

 

Essential extremely important and completely necessary, because without it sth cannot exist, be made or be successful: Experience is essential for this job.
Vital essential: The police play a vital role in our society.
Crucial extremely important because a particular situation or activity depends on it: It is crucial that we get this right.
Critical extremely important because a particular situation or activity depends on it: Your decision is critical to our future.
Decisive of the greatest importance in affecting the final result of a particular situation: She has played a decisive role in the peace negotiations.
Indispensable essential; too important to be without: Cars have become an indispensable part of our lives.

 

ESSENTIAL OR VITAL?
These words have the same meaning but there can be a slight difference in tone. Essential is used to state a fact or opinion with authority. Vital is often used when there is some anxiety felt about sth, or a need to persuade sb that a fact or opinion is true, right or important. Vital is less often used in negative statements: It was vital to show that he was not afraid. | Money is not vital to happiness.

 

CRUCIAL OR CRITICAL?
These words have the same meaning but there can be a slight difference in context. Critical is often used in technical matters of business or science; crucial is often used to talk about matters that may cause anxiety or other emotions.

 

PATTERNS
*essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/indispensable for sth
*essential/vital/crucial/critical/indispensable to sth
*essential/vital/crucial/critical that...
*essential/vital/crucial/critical to do sth
*a(n) essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/ indispensable part/factor
*of vital/crucial/critical/decisive importance
*absolutely essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/ indispensable

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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