import
//ˈɪm.pɔːt//
Forms
- Plural
- imports
- present (v1)
- import
- past (v2)
- imported
- past participle (v3)
- imported
- present participle
- importing
- 3rd person singular
- imports
Definitions
1.Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
- Trump’s July 8 announcement of a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning August 1 sent prices surging 13% in one day, up to a record high of $5.69 per pound.
2.A foreigner playing in a sports league.
3.Significance, importance
- It was a matter of great import.
4.The practice of importing.
1.To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
- Nauru imports foods from Australia because phosphate mining destroyed land for farming.
2.To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
- How can I import files from older versions of this application?
3.To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
- See how much it importeth to learn to take Time by the Fore-Top.
4.To be of importance to (someone or something).
- If I endure it, what imports it you?
- This Letter is mistooke: it importeth none here: It is writ to laquenetta.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4931
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
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”).