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- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
ihm
port
[or]
Im
port
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| inflections: |
imports, importing, imported |
| definition 1: |
to bring in from an outside origin, esp. to bring in (merchandise) from a foreign country.
The United States has been importing more wine from Australia in recent years.These cheeses are imported from Denmark.We'll have to import these parts from Japan, so the repairs will take longer.
- antonyms:
- export
- similar words:
- bring in, convey, introduce, ship, transport
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| definition 2: |
to indicate, signify, or imply.
His message seemed to import that he had changed his mind about the matter.- synonyms:
- indicate, portend, signify
- similar words:
- communicate, connote, convey, denote, imply, mean, suggest, symbolize
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| related words: |
run |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
ihm
port
[or]
Im
port
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| definition: |
to be important or significant; be of consequence.
These events import more than most people realize.- synonyms:
- count, matter
- similar words:
- mean, signify
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adverb + (v.)import
illegally
(v.)import
+ adverb
abroad, overseas
(v.)import
+ noun
amount, barrel, component, country, drug, equipment, file, good, labor, license, material, quota, region, restriction, substitution, technology, ton, wood, worker
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
Im
port
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| definition 1: |
the act of bringing in foreign goods; importation.
Tariffs on the import of these goods are rising.- synonyms:
- importation
- antonyms:
- export
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| definition 2: |
something imported from another country.
They've always driven American cars, but we've always bought imports.- antonyms:
- export
- similar words:
- goods, merchandise, wares
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| definition 3: |
intended meaning; indication; implication.
The import of his statement was not clear.- synonyms:
- implication, intention, purport, thrust
- similar words:
- connotation, core, denotation, gist, indication, inference, intent, meaning, message, pith, point, sense, significance, substance, upshot
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| definition 4: |
significance; importance.
The signing of the treaty was an event of great import.- synonyms:
- consequence, importance, moment, significance
- antonyms:
- insignificance
- similar words:
- account, gravity, magnitude, matter, message, value, weight
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| related words: |
amount, consequence, content, effect |
adjective + (n.)import
agricultural, cheap, competitive, crude, dependent, exotic, foreign, illegal, increased, increasing, low-cost, luxury, net, symbolic, total
verb + (n.)import
ban, block, compete, depend, eliminate, finance, impose, limit, lower, prohibit, reduce, rely, restrict, subsidize
(n.)import
+ verb
account, double, exceed, export, increase, manufacture, permit, rise, soar
noun + (n.)import
apparel,
automobile,
ban,
banana,
barrier,
clothing,
competition,
consumption,
currency,
demand,
dependence,
dollar,
energy,
exchange,
fishery,
flood,
food,
gas,
gasoline,
grain,
increase,
liberalization,
lumber,
machinery,
market,
meat,
oil,
percent,
permit,
petroleum,
quantity,
reduction,
regulation,
reliance,
rice,
share,
squid,
steel,
sugar,
surge,
tariff,
textile,
trade,
volume,
waste,
worth
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| derivations: |
imported (adj.), importer (n.) |
Import and export are verbs that have the same meaning but in opposite directions. Import means to bring in from another country. Export means to send to another country. Many countries import wheat from Canada. Canada exports wheat to many countries around the world.
The word import
contains the following parts:
im-1
Latin
prefix
that means in, into, on
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-1 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-1 used before roots beginning with m, p, and b, such as "mers," "port," and "bib."
Example words:
imbibe, imbue, immerse, immigrate, impel, implicate, imply, import, important, impose, imposing
port
Latin
root
that means carry
Example words:
comportment, deport, deportation, deportment, disport, export, import, important, port, portable, portage, portal, portamento, portcullis, porter, portfolio, portiere, portly, rapport, report, reportage, reporter, support, transport, transportation, unimportant, unsupportable
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