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Definition of Import

1. Verb. Bring in from abroad. "Sam and Sue import the movie "

2. Noun. Commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country.

3. Verb. Transfer (electronic data) into a database or document.

4. Noun. An imported person brought from a foreign country. ; "They are descendants of indentured importees"

5. Verb. Indicate or signify. "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"

6. Noun. The message that is intended or expressed or signified. "The import of his announcement was ambiguous"

7. Noun. A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred. "The expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

8. Noun. Having important effects or influence. "That result is of no consequence"

Definition of Import

1. v. t. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc.

2. v. i. To signify; to purport; to be of moment.

3. n. Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.

Definition of Import

1. Noun. Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade. ¹

2. Noun. The practice of importing. ¹

3. Noun. Significance, importance. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To load a file into a software application for use as a resource in a greater data file. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To mean, signify ¹

7. Verb. (transitive archaic) To express, to imply. ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something). ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something). ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Import

1. to bring into a country from abroad [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Import

imponderous impone imponed imponent imponents impones imponing impoofo impoofoo impoon

impoons impoor impoored imporosity imporous import (current term) import barrier import credit import duty importable

importance importances importancies importancy important important-looking important person importantly importantness importation

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