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import

Pronunciation: /ˈɪm.pɔːt/

The English word “import” has 13 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
  2. The practice of importing.
  3. A foreigner playing in a sports league.
  4. The meaning of a term, statement, etc.
  5. Significance, importance

verb

  1. To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
  2. To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
  3. To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
  4. To be of importance to (someone or something).
  5. To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
  6. To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
  7. To mean, signify.
  8. To express, to imply.

Etymology

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”).

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