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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.
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EXPANDComputers. to bring (documents, data, etc.) into one software program from another.
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COLLAPSEArchaic. to be of consequence or importance to; concern.
verb (used without object)
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to be of consequence or importance; matter.
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Import
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noun
8.
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
9.
the act of importing or bringing in; importation, as of goods from abroad: the import of foreign cars.
10.
consequence or importance: matters of great import.
11.
meaning; implication; purport: He felt the import of her words.
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| import | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | Compare export to buy or bring in (goods or services) from a foreign country |
| 2. | (tr) to bring in from an outside source: to import foreign words into the language |
| 3. | rare to signify or be significant; mean; convey: to import doom |
| —n | |
| 4. | (often plural) |
| a. goods (visible imports) or services (invisible imports) that are bought from foreign countries | |
| b. (as modifier): an import licence | |
| 5. | significance or importance: a man of great import |
| 6. | meaning or signification |
| 7. | informal (Canadian) a sportsman or -woman who is not native to the country in which he or she plays |
| [C15: from Latin importāre to carry in, from | |
| im'portable | |
| —adj | |
| importa'bility | |
| —n | |
| im'porter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
import
early 15c., "convey information, express, make known," from L. importare "bring in, convey," from in- "into" + portare "to carry" (see port (1)). Sense of "bring in goods from abroad" first recorded c.1500. The noun meaning "consequence, importance" is from 1580s; sense of
EXPAND "that which is imported" is from 1680s.
COLLAPSE
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Computing Dictionary
import definition
dataTo read data that is not in the native format of the application. For example, a web browser will have its own way of storing bookmarks but it will usually provide a function to import bookmarks from Internet Explorer. The alternative is to provide an independent external conversion utility but this is usually less convenient for the user.
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