important to/for someone

1 is correct, but you can't use 2 like that.

Regular exercise is important for everyone. (Quoted from Longman Advanced American Dictionary)

Teo1. My family is very important to me.

2. My family is very important for me.

I think #1 is correct. Is #2 also acceptable?

Hi,

Both sentences are grammatically correct. However, they do not mean the same.

1. "My family is very important to me" means "As I think about my famil

1. My family is very important to me.

2. My family is very important for me.

Both are acceptable.

1. I consider my family to be important. (I love them, admire them, etc.)
2. I benefit (in some way or ways) from my family. (I could not succeed without them. I learn from them. They offer me things that are important for my well-b

Both are acceptable in American English, but perhaps "important for someone" is not really acceptable in British English.

The following is quoted from Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, 4th Edition
! When you mean that you care or think about something a lot, say that it is
important to you, not that it is 'important for' you.

TeoBoth are acceptable in American English, but perhaps "important for someone" is not really acceptable in British English.

I would not draw that conclusion, Teo. I think the comments that CJ made are just as valid for BE as they are for AmE.

When you mean

These words are important in the Longman Dictionary definition.

They are telling that it is wrong to use important for When you mean that you care or think .........

They are not telling you that it is wrong to use important for When you mean