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- [verb im-pawrt, -pohrt; noun im-pawrt, -pohrt]
- /verb ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; noun ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt/
- /ˈɪmpɔːt/
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- [verb im-pawrt, -pohrt; noun im-pawrt, -pohrt]
- /verb ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; noun ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt/
Definitions of import word
- verb with object import to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services. 1
- verb with object import to bring or introduce from one use, connection, or relation into another: foreign bodies imported into the blood; foodstuffs imported from the farm. 1
- verb with object import to convey as meaning or implication; signify: Her words imported a change of attitude. 1
- verb with object import to involve as a necessary circumstance; imply: Religion imports belief. 1
- verb with object import Computers. to bring (documents, data, etc.) into one software program from another. 1
- verb with object import Archaic. to be of consequence or importance to; concern. 1
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Origin of import
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English importen < Latin importāre. See im-1, port5
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Parts of speech for Import
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
import popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
import usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for import
noun import
- construction — Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
- point — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- interpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
- gist — the main or essential part of a matter: What was the gist of his speech?
verb import
- bring in — When a government or organization brings in a new law or system, they introduce it.
- introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- trade in — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- smuggle — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
Antonyms for import
noun import
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- exterior — Forming, situated on, or relating to the outside of something.
- exteriority — Surface; externality.
verb import
- export — A commodity, article, or service sold abroad.
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