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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•port /v. ɪmˈpɔrt; n. ˈɪmpɔrt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to bring in from a foreign country:to import cars and computer parts.
- to introduce from one use into another:The word input was imported to computer usage to mean "type in to the computer.''
- to mean or signify;
imply:Her words imported a change of attitude. n. - something imported:[countable]Imports rose again.
- the act of importing:[uncountable]the import of cars.
- importance;
consequence:[uncountable]matters of great import. - meaning;
implication:[uncountable]He felt the import of her words. im•port•a•ble, adj. im•port•er, n. [countable]See -port-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•port (v. im pôrt′, -pōrt′;n. im′pôrt, -pōrt),USA pronunciation v.t. - to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- to bring or introduce from one use, connection, or relation into another:foreign bodies imported into the blood; foodstuffs imported from the farm.
- to convey as meaning or implication;
signify:Her words imported a change of attitude. - to involve as a necessary circumstance;
imply:Religion imports belief. - Computingto bring (documents, data, etc.) into one application program from another.
- [Archaic.]to be of consequence or importance to;
concern. v.i. - to be of consequence or importance;
matter. n. - something that is imported from abroad;
an imported commodity or article. - the act of importing or bringing in;
importation, as of goods from abroad:the import of foreign cars. - consequence or importance:matters of great import.
- meaning;
implication; purport:He felt the import of her words.
- Latin importāre. See im-1, port5
- late Middle English importen 1400–50
im•port′a•ble, adj. im•port′a•bil′i•ty, n. im•port′er, n. - 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged significance, sense.
import, + v.t. - Computingto bring (documents, data, etc.) into one application program from another.
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