import
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (RP): ĭm'pôt, /ˈɪmpɔːt/, /"ImpO:t/
- (US): ĭm'pôrt, /ˈɪmpɔrt/, /"ImpOrt/
- (verb)
- (RP): ĭmpôt', /ɪmˈpɔːt/, /Im"pO:t/
- (US): ĭmpôrt', /ɪmˈpɔrt/, /Im"pOrt/
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)t
[edit] Etymology
(verb) From Middle English importen, from Latin importare, itself from in- + portare 'to carry'.
[edit] Noun
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import (countable and uncountable; plural imports)
- (countable) Something brought in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
- (uncountable) The practice of importing.
- (uncountable) Significance, importance.
- It was a matter of great import.
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- (significance): importancy, importance, meaning, significance, weight
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- (practice of importing): export
- (something brought in from a foreign country): export
- insignificance
[edit] Translations
something brought in from a foreign country
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practice of importing
licence for import
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significance, importance
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[edit] Verb
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to import (third-person singular simple present imports, present participle importing, simple past and past participle imported)
- (transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
- (transitive) To load a file into a software application for use as a resource in a greater data file.
- (transitive) To mean, signify
- (transitive) (archaic) To express, to imply.
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- (bring in from a foreign country): export
[edit] Translations
to bring in from a foreign country
[edit] Croatian
[edit] Etymology
From English export < Latin importare.
[edit] Noun
import m. sg.
- import (practice of importing)
- An import (something brought in from a foreign country)
[edit] Dutch
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import (plural importen, diminutive importje, diminutive plural importjes)
- Geographical import
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- importeur m.
[edit] French
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import m. (plural imports)
- Geographical import
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- importeur m.

