import.
Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
Meaning & usage
Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
The practice of importing.
A foreigner playing in a sports league.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin importō (“bring in from abroad, import”, verb), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō (“to carry, bear; convey”).
To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
Nauru imports foods from Australia because phosphate mining destroyed land for farming.
To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
How can I import files from older versions of this application?
Where this word comes from
From Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin importō (“bring in from abroad, import”, verb), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō (“to carry, bear; convey”).
To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
To be of importance to (someone or something).
To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
To mean, signify.
To express, to imply.
Where this word comes from
From Italian importare, and French importer, from Latin importō.
The meaning of a term, statement, etc.
Significance, importance
It was a matter of great import.
Where this word comes from
From Italian importare, and French importer, from Latin importō.
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