import
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun
- (UK) enPR: ĭm'pôrt, IPA: /ˈɪm.pɔː(ɹ)t/, X-SAMPA: /"ImpO:(r\)t/
- (US) enPR: ĭm'pôrt, IPA: /ˈɪm.pɔɹt/, X-SAMPA: /"ImpOr\t/
Verb
- (UK) enPR: ĭmpôt', IPA: /ɪmˈpɔː(ɹ)t/, X-SAMPA: /Im"pO:(r\)t/
- (US) enPR: ĭmpôrt', IPA: /ɪmˈpɔɹt/, X-SAMPA: /Im"pOrt/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(r)t
Etymology 1 [edit]
(verb) From Middle English importen, from Latin importō (“I bring in from abroad, import”), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō (“I carry, bear; convey”).
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia import (countable and uncountable; plural imports)
- (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
- (uncountable) The practice of importing.
- (uncountable) Significance, importance.
- It was a matter of great import.
Synonyms [edit]
- (significance): importancy, importance, meaning, significance, weight
Antonyms [edit]
- (practice of importing): export
- (something brought in from a foreign country): export
- insignificance
Translations [edit]
something brought in from a foreign country
practice of importing
licence for import
significance, importance
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Verb [edit]
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 from another version or system.
- How can I import files from older versions of this application?
Quotations [edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Derived terms [edit]
Antonyms [edit]
- (bring in from a foreign country): export
Translations [edit]
to bring in from a foreign country
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Italian importare, and French importer, from Latin importō.
Verb [edit]
import (third-person singular simple present imports, present participle importing, simple past and past participle imported)
- (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.
- 1661, Thomas Salusbury:
- (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.
- 1593, Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost:
- (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.
- 1762, David Hume, The History of England:
- (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.
- 1819, Shelley, "The Cenci":
- (transitive) To mean, signify.
- (transitive, archaic) To express, to imply.
References [edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989
Czech [edit]
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import m
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Dutch [edit]
Noun [edit]
import m (plural importen, diminutive importje)
- Geographical import
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French [edit]
Noun [edit]
import m (plural imports)
- Geographical import
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Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English import, from Latin importare.
Noun [edit]
import m (Cyrillic spelling импорт)
- import (practice of importing)
- An import (something brought in from a foreign country)
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
import c
Declension [edit]
Declension of import
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