verb (used with object) 1.to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
2.to bring or introduce from one use, connection, or relation into another: foreign bodies imported into the blood; foodstuffs imported from the farm.
3.to convey as meaning or implication; signify: Her words imported a change of attitude.
4.to involve as a necessary circumstance; imply: Religion imports belief.
5.Computers. to bring (documents, data, etc.) into one software program from another.
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