Import

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: Ä­m'pôrt, IPA: /ˈɪm.pɔː(ɹ)t/
• US enPR: Ä­m'pôrt, IPA: /ˈɪm.pɔɹt/

• UK enPR: Ä­mpôt', IPA: /ɪmˈpɔː(ɹ)t/
• US enPR: Ä­mpôrt', IPA: /ɪmˈpɔɹt/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)t

(verb) From Middle English importen, from Middle French importer, from Latin importō ("I bring in from abroad, import"), from in ("in, at, on; into") + portō ("I carry, bear; convey").

Noun

1. (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
2. (uncountable) The practice of importing.
3. (uncountable) Significance, importance.
   It was a matter of great import.

Synonyms

• (significance) importancy, importance, meaning, significance, weight

Antonyms

• (practice of importing) export
• (something brought in from a foreign country) export
• insignificance

Full definition of import

Verb

1. (transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
2. (transitive) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.How can I import files from older versions of this application?

Derived terms

• importable
• important
• importer
• importation

Antonyms

• (bring in from a foreign country) export

From Italian importare, and French importer, from Latin importō.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
• 1661, Thomas Salusbury:See how much it importeth to learn to take Time by the Fore-Top.''
2. (transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).
• 1593, Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost:This Letter is mistooke: it importeth none here: It is writ to laquenetta.
• DrydenIf I endure it, what imports it you?
3. (transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
• 1762, David Hume, The History of England:It imports us to get all the aid and assistance we can.
4. (transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
• 1819, Shelley, "The Cenci":It much imports your house That all should be made clear.
5. (transitive) To mean, signify.
• HookerEvery petition ... doth ... always import a multitude of speakers together.
6. (transitive, archaic) To express, to imply.