ALL meanings of import
im·port
I i - noun Technical meaning of import (data) To read data that is not in the native format of the application. For example, a web browser will have its own way of storing bookmarks but it will usually provide a function to import bookmarks from Internet Explorer. The alternative is to provide an independent external conversion utility but this is usually less convenient for the user. 1
- transitive verb import from other country 1
- noun import sthg imported 1
- abbreviation IMPORT importance 1
- transitive verb import data 1
- transitive verb import mean, convey 1
- noun import Bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale. 1
- 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
- verb without object import to be of consequence or importance; to matter: We are friends, and it does not import that we have only just met. 1
- noun import something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article. 1
- noun import the act of importing or bringing in; importation, as of goods from abroad: the import of foreign cars. 1
- noun import consequence or importance: matters of great import. 1
- noun import meaning; implication; purport: He felt the import of her words. 1
- verb transitive import to bring in from the outside; introduce 0
- verb transitive import to bring (goods) from another country or countries, esp. for purposes of sale 0
- verb transitive import to mean; signify 0
- verb transitive import to be of importance to; concern 0
- intransitive verb import to be of importance; matter 0
- noun import the act or business of importing (goods) 0
- noun import something imported 0
- noun import meaning; signification 0
- adjective import of or for importing or imports 0
- noun import Imports are goods brought into the country from another country. 0
- verb import To import is to bring goods in from another country. 0
- verb import To import products or raw materials means to buy them from another country for use in your own country. 0
- verb import Import is also a noun. 0
- countable noun import Imports are products or raw materials bought from another country for use in your own country. 0
- uncountable noun import The import of something is its importance. 0
- verb import If you import files or information into one type of software from another type, you open them in a format that can be used in the new software. 0
- singular noun import The import of something is its meaning, especially when the meaning is not clearly expressed. 0
- verb import to buy or bring in (goods or services) from a foreign country 0
- verb import to bring in from an outside source 0
- verb import to signify or be significant; mean; convey 0
- noun import goods (visible imports) or services (invisible imports) that are bought from foreign countries 0
- noun import (as modifier) 0
- noun import significance or importance 0
- noun import meaning or signification 0
- noun import a sportsman or -woman who is not native to the country in which he or she plays 0