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   Im·port

   verb

   • 1. bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale: "Japan's reluctance to import more cars"
   • ▪ introduce (an idea) from a different place or context: "new beliefs were often imported by sailors"
   • ▪ transfer (data) into a file or document.
   • 2. indicate or signify: archaic "having thus seen, what is imported in a Man's trusting his Heart"
   • ▪ express or make known: "they passed a resolution importing that they relied on His Majesty's gracious promise"

   noun

   • 1. a commodity, article, or service brought in from abroad for sale: "cheap imports from eastern Europe" Similar imported commodityforeign commoditynondomestic commodityOpposite export
   • ▪ sales of goods or services brought in from abroad, or the revenue from such sales: "this surplus pushes up the yen, which ought to boost imports"
   • ▪ the action or process of importing goods or services: "the import of live cattle from Canada" Similar importationimportingintroductionbringing inbringing from abroadbuying from abroadsourcing from abroadshipping inOpposite export
   • 2. the meaning or significance of something, especially when not directly stated: "the import of her message is clear" Similar meaningsenseessencegistdriftpurportmessagethrustsubstancesum and substanceimplicationsignificationpointburdentenorspiritpithcorenubinformal:nitty-gritty
   • ▪ great significance; importance: "pronouncements of world-shaking import" Similar importancesignificanceconsequencemomentmomentousnessmagnitudesubstanceweightweightinessnotenoteworthinessgravityseriousnessOpposite insignificance

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘signify’): from Latin importare ‘bring in’ (in medieval Latin ‘imply, mean, be of consequence’), from in- ‘in’ + portare ‘carry’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. importable adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › importImport Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of IMPORT is to bring from a foreign or external source. How to use import in a sentence.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › importIMPORT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Import definition: to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.. See examples of IMPORT used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPORT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IMPORT definition: 1. to buy or bring in products from another country: 2. to introduce new goods, customs, or ideas…. Learn more.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishimport noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   noun. /ˈɪmpɔːt/. /ˈɪmpɔːrt/. [countable, usually plural] a product or service that is brought into one country from another. import from… food imports from abroad. import into/to… cheap imports into the United States. opposite export. Collocations The economy.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › importImport - definition of import by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Something imported: levied a tax on imports from overseas. 2. The act or occupation of importing goods or materials. 3. Meaning; signification: The import of his statement is ambiguous. 4. Importance; significance: a legal decision of far-reaching import. See Synonyms at importance.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › importImport - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   1. /ɪmˈpɔrt/ bring in from abroad. 2. /ˈɪmpɔrt/ commodities bought from a foreign country. IPA guide. Other forms: imports; imported; importing. Imports are the products shipped into our country from other places. We import Japanese autos and export our pop music to Tokyo. Import also means to signify something.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › importImport Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Import definition: To bring or carry in from an outside source, especially to bring in (goods or materials) from a foreign country for trade or sale.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIMPORT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   IMPORT meaning: 1. to bring something into your country from another country for people to buy: 2. to copy…. Learn more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPORT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    If you import files or information into one type of software from another type, you open them in a format that can be used in the new software.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › importimport | meaning of import in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    import meaning, definition, what is import: a product that is brought from one count...: Learn more.