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import¹
- /ˈɪm.pɔːt/ UK
- /ˈɪm.pɔɹt/ US
- /ˈɪm.po(ː)ɹt/
- /ˈɪm.poət/
- /ɪmˈpɔːt/ UK
- /ɪmˈpɔɹt/ US
- /ˈɪm.pɔɹt/
- /ɪmˈpo(ː)ɹt/
- /ɪmˈpoət/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
From Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin importō (“bring in from abroad, import”, verb), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō (“to carry, bear; convey”).
noun imports
- Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade. Trump’s July 8 announcement of a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning August 1 sent prices surging 13% in one day, up to a record high of $5.69 per pound.
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The practice of importing.
Similar: importation
- A foreigner playing in a sports league.
Similar: importancy, importance, meaning, purport, significance, tenor, weight · Opposite: export, insignificance
verb imports · importing · imported
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To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
Nauru imports foods from Australia because phosphate mining destroyed land for farming.
Opposite: export
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To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
How can I import files from older versions of this application?
Opposite: export
import²
- /ɪmˈpɔːt/ UK
- /ɪmˈpɔɹt/ US
- /ˈɪm.pɔɹt/
- /ɪmˈpo(ː)ɹt/
- /ɪmˈpoət/
- /ˈɪm.pɔːt/ UK
- /ˈɪm.pɔɹt/ US
- /ˈɪm.po(ː)ɹt/
- /ˈɪm.poət/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
From Italian importare, and French importer, from Latin importō.
verb imports · importing · imported
- To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence. See how much it importeth to learn to take Time by the Fore-Top.
- To be of importance to (someone or something). This Letter is mistooke: it importeth none here: It is writ to laquenetta.
- To be incumbent on (someone to do something). It imports us to get all the aid and assistance we can.
- To be important or crucial to (that something happen). It much imports your house That all should be made clear.
- To mean, signify. Every petition […] doth […] always import a multitude of speakers together.
- To express, to imply.
noun imports
- The meaning of a term, statement, etc. The greater part of the English words derived from the Anglo-Saxon exist also in German, either with the same import— as 𝔉𝔢𝔲𝔢𝔯, fire; 𝔅𝔯𝔲𝔡𝔢𝔯, brother,— or with a kindred import, as 𝔏𝔲ſ𝔱 (pleasure), lust; ℌ𝔲𝔫𝔡 (dog), hound.
- Significance, importance It was a matter of great import.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: consequence, signification, significance, implication, meaning, moment, spell, export, exportation, importation, input, entrance, inlet, entry, bring, amount
noun
Similar: importancy, importance, meaning, purport, significance, tenor, weight · Opposite: export, insignificance
Translations
Every language
noun significance, importance
| Español | importancia, significado |
|---|---|
| Português | importância, significância |
| Русский | смысл smysl, значе́ние značénije |
noun something brought in from a foreign country
| Español | importación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수입품 su'ip'pum |
| 日本語 | 輸入品 yunyūhin |
| 中文 | 進口貨 /进口货 jìnkǒuhuò, 舶來品 /舶来品 bóláipǐn, 外國貨 /外国货 wàiguóhuò |
| हिन्दी | आयात āyāt |
| Português | importados |
| Deutsch | Importware, Importgut |
| Ελληνικά | εισαγωγή eisagogí |
| Русский | и́мпорт ímport |
| العربية | وَارِدَات wāridāt |
| עברית | ייבוא y'ivu |
noun practice of importing
| Español | importación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수입 su'ip |
| 日本語 | 輸入 yunyū |
| 中文 | 進口 /进口 jìnkǒu, 輸入 /输入 shūrù |
| हिन्दी | आयात āyāt |
| Português | importação |
| Français | importation |
| Deutsch | Import, Einfuhr |
| Italiano | importazione |
| Ελληνικά | εισαγωγή eisagogí |
| Română | import, importare |
| Русский | и́мпорт ímport, ввоз vvoz |
| Tiếng Việt | nhập khẩu |
| العربية | اِسْتِيرَاد istīrād, تَوْرِيد tawrīd |
| עברית | יְבוּא yevú |
verb to bring in from a foreign country
| Español | importar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수입하다 su'iphada |
| 日本語 | 輸入する yunyū-suru |
| 中文 | 進口 /进口 jìnkǒu, 輸入 /输入 shūrù |
| हिन्दी | आयात करना āyāt karnā |
| Português | importar |
| Français | importer |
| Deutsch | importieren, einführen |
| Italiano | importare |
| Ελληνικά | εισάγω eiságo |
| Română | importa |
| Русский | импорти́ровать importírovatʹ, ввози́ть vvozítʹ, ввезти́ vveztí |
| Tiếng Việt | nhập khẩu, nhập cảng |
| العربية | اِسْتَوْرَدَ istawrada, وَرَّدَ warrada |
| עברית | ייבא yibé |
verb to load files into a computer from another source
| Français | importer |
|---|---|
| Русский | импортировать importirovatʹ |
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