important documents

noun phrase

  1. documents (papers or digital files) that are especially significant, valuable, or necessary, often for legal, official, financial, or personal reasons

    B1

    plural noun phrase; countable; often used with a possessive or specifying phrase

    • "Please keep your important documents in a safe place."A2
    • "The bank asked me to bring important documents, such as my passport and proof of address."B1
    • "She scanned the important documents before sending them to the lawyer."B1
    • "Before the interview, she gathered all the important documents she needed to prove her identity and qualifications."B2

Common mistakes

  • an important documents→an important document

    Use a singular article only with the singular form.

  • important documentations→important documents

    Documentation is uncountable; use documents for separate items.

Collocations

keep important documents safesign important documentsscan important documentscopies of important documentssafe place for important documents

Word family

documentdocumentationdocumentarydocumented