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import
[ verb im-pawrt, -pohrt; noun im-pawrt, -pohrt ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
- Computers. to bring (documents, data, etc.) into one software program from another.
- Archaic. to be of consequence or importance to; concern.
verb (used without object)
- to be of consequence or importance; to matter:
We are friends, and it does not import that we have only just met.
noun
- 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.
Synonyms: ,
- meaning; implication; purport:
He felt the import of her words.
import
verb
- to buy or bring in (goods or services) from a foreign country Compare export
- tr to bring in from an outside source
to import foreign words into the language
- rare.to signify or be significant; mean; convey
to import doom
noun
- often plural
- goods ( visible imports ) or services ( invisible imports ) that are bought from foreign countries
- ( as modifier )
an import licence
- significance or importance
a man of great import
- meaning or signification
- informal.a sportsman or -woman who is not native to the country in which he or she plays
Derived Forms
- ˌǰٲˈٲ, noun
- ˈǰٲ, adjective
- ˈǰٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ǰa· adjective
- ·ǰa·i·ٲ noun
- ·ǰİ noun
- ԴDz·pǰ noun
- v··ǰ verb (used with object)
- i·ǰ verb (used with object)
- ·pǰ noun
- ܲi·ǰĻ adjective
- ܲi·ǰiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of import1
Example Sentences
The administration’s tariff “formula,” based on total American imports of goods from a country, ignores services — an area where the United States consistently excels.
Beijing said its restrictions on rare earths were in response to Trump's sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports to the US, currently at 145%.
Trump has placed a 25% tariffs on goods imported to the US from Canada, but has exempted products covered by a North American trade deal known as USMCA.
Trump has enacted 10% levies on almost all countries importing to the US, after announcing a 90-day pause on higher tariffs.
Earlier this week, she signaled the UK could lower tariffs on US car imports from their current 10% to 2.5% as part of a wider deal.
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