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im·port
(ĭm-pôrt′, ĭm′pôrt′)tr.v. im·port·ed, im·port·ing, im·ports
1. To bring or carry in from an outside source, especially to bring in (goods or materials) from a foreign country for trade or sale.
2. Computers To receive (data) into one program from another.
3.
a. To carry or hold the meaning of; signify: had trouble understanding what the strange word imported.
b. To express or make known: the news imported by their letter.
c. To betoken or indicate: a high inflation rate importing hard times for the consumer.
n. (ĭm′pôrt′)
1. Something imported: levied a tax on imports from overseas.
2. The act or occupation of importing goods or materials.
3. Meaning; signification: The import of his statement is ambiguous.
4. Importance; significance: a legal decision of far-reaching import. See Synonyms at importance.
[Middle English importen, to convey a meaning, from Medieval Latin importāre and from Old French importer, to cause, both from Latin importāre, to carry in, cause : in-, in; see in-2 + portāre, to carry; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
im·port′a·bil′i·ty n.
im·port′a·ble adj.
im·port′er n.
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import
vb
1. (Commerce) to buy or bring in (goods or services) from a foreign country. Compare export
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. (Commerce) (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. (Team Sports, other than specified) 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- + portāre to carry]
imˈportable adj
imˌportaˈbility n
imˈporter n
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im•port
(v. ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt, ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt; n. ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt)v.t.
1. to bring in from a foreign country or other source: to import goods for resale.
2. to bring or introduce from one use or connection into another: foodstuffs imported from the farm.
3. to mean or signify: Her words imported a change of attitude.
4. to involve as a necessary circumstance; imply.
5. Computers. to bring (documents, data, etc.) into one application program from another.
v.i. 6. to be of consequence or importance; matter.
n. 7. something that is imported from abroad.
8. the act of importing.
9. consequence; importance.
10. meaning; implication: He felt the import of her words.
im•port′a•ble, adj.
im•port`a•bil′i•ty, n.
im•port′er, n.
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import
Past participle: imported
Gerund: importing
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| Noun | 1. |  import - commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign countryexport, exportation - commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country |
| 2. | import - an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees" alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander - a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country | |
| 3. |  import - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"lexical meaning - the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express grammatical meaning - the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form symbolisation, symbolization - the use of symbols to convey meaning signified, sense - the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified" connotation, intension - what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression referent - something referred to; the object of a reference moral, lesson - the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" nuance, subtlety, nicety, refinement, shade - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" overtone - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair" point - a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point" | |
| 4. | import - a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" | |
| 5. |  import - having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"matter - (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games" significance - the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power" hell to pay - dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay" | |
| Verb | 1. | import - bring in from abroad commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" smuggle - import or export without paying customs duties; "She smuggled cigarettes across the border" export - sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance" |
| 2. | import - transfer (electronic data) into a database or document computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" export - transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs | |
| 3. | import - indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" |
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import
verb
noun
1. imported goods, foreign goods farmers protesting about cheap imports
2. (Formal) significance, concern, value, worth, weight, consequence, substance, moment, magnitude, usefulness, momentousness Such arguments are of little import.
3. meaning, implication, significance, sense, message, bearing, intention, explanation, substance, drift, interpretation, thrust, purport, upshot, gist, signification I have already spoken about the import of his speech.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
import
verb1. To have or convey a particular idea:
Idiom: add up to.
1. That which is signified by a word or expression:
2. The general sense or significance, as of an action or statement:
Idioms: sum and substance, sum total.
3. The gist of a specific action or situation:
4. The quality or state of being important:
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Translations
إستيرادإِسْتِيرَادٌبِضاعَة مُستَوْرَدَهيَسْتَوْرِديَسْتَوْرِدُ
dovozdovážetdovéztimport
importimportere
maahantuontituoda maahantuonti
uvestiuvozuvozitiimport
árubehozatalimportimportál
flytja inninnflutningurinnflutt vara
輸入輸入する
수입품수입하다
importasimportavimasimportuotiimportuotojas
importētimportprecesimports
dovážaťdovoz
uvažatiuvoz
importimportera
นำเข้าสินค้านำเข้า
ithalithal etmekithal mal
hàng nhập khẩunhập khẩu
import
A. [ˈɪmpɔːt] N
1. (Comm) (= article) → artículo m importado, artículo m de importación; (= importing) → importación f
luxury imports → artículos mpl de lujo importados or de importación
oil is their biggest import → lo que más importan es petróleo
the idea is an American import (fig) → es una idea importada de América
luxury imports → artículos mpl de lujo importados or de importación
oil is their biggest import → lo que más importan es petróleo
the idea is an American import (fig) → es una idea importada de América
2. (frm) (= importance) → trascendencia f, importancia f; (= meaning) → significado m
to be of great import → tener mucha trascendencia or importancia
it is of no great import → no tiene mayor trascendencia or importancia
they were slow to realise the import of his speech → tardaron en darse cuenta de la trascendencia de su discurso
to be of great import → tener mucha trascendencia or importancia
it is of no great import → no tiene mayor trascendencia or importancia
they were slow to realise the import of his speech → tardaron en darse cuenta de la trascendencia de su discurso
B. [ɪmˈpɔːt] VT
2. (frm) (= mean, imply) → significar, querer decir
C. [ˈɪmpɔːt] CPD [licence, quota] → de importación
import duty N → derechos mpl de importación
import tax N → derecho m de importación
import trade N → comercio m importador
import duty N → derechos mpl de importación
import tax N → derecho m de importación
import trade N → comercio m importador
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
import
[ɪmˈpɔːrt] [ˈɪmpɔːrt] n
(= imported product) → importation f
(= importing) [product] → importation f
restrictions on the import of coal → des restrictions sur les importations de charbon
restrictions on the import of coal → des restrictions sur les importations de charbon
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
import
n
(of speech, document etc) (= meaning) → Bedeutung f; (= significance) → Wichtigkeit f, → Bedeutung f; to be of (great) import to somebody → für jdn von (großer) Bedeutung sein
vt
(Comm) goods → einführen, importieren; population, workforce → importieren
(= mean, imply) → bedeuten, beinhalten
(Comput) → importieren
import
:import-export trade
n → Import-Export-Handel m, → Ein- und Ausfuhr f
import licence
n → Einfuhrlizenz f, → Importlizenz f
import permit
n → Einfuhr- or Importerlaubnis f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
import
[n ˈɪmpɔːt; vb ɪmˈpɔːt]1. n
a. (Comm) (article) → articolo importato; (importation) → importazione f
import-export → import-export m inv
import-export → import-export m inv
b. (frm) (significance) → significato
2. vt → importare
3. adj (duty, licence) → d'importazione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
import
(imˈpoːt) verb to bring in (goods etc) from abroad usually for sale. We import wine from France.
(ˈimpoːt) noun1. something which is imported from abroad. Our imports are greater than our exports.
2. the act of bringing in goods from abroad. the import of wine.
ˌimporˈtation nounimˈporter noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
import
→ إِسْتِيرَادٌ, يَسْتَوْرِدُ dovážet, dovoz import, importere Import, importieren εισάγω, εισαγωγή importación, importar maahantuonti, tuoda maahan importation, importer uvesti, uvoz importare, importazione 輸入, 輸入する 수입품, 수입하다 import, importeren import, importere import, zaimportować importação, importar импорт, импортировать import, importera นำเข้า, สินค้านำเข้า ithal, ithal etmek hàng nhập khẩu, nhập khẩu 进口, 进口货Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009