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Definition of: import
(im·pôrt′, -pōrt′, im′pôrt, -pōrt) v.t.
1. To bring (goods) into one country from a foreign country in commerce: opposed to export.
2. To bring in; introduce: to import acrimony into a debate.
3. To mean; signify: His expression imports no good for me.
4. To be of importance or significance to; concern.
—v.i.
5. To be of importance or significance; matter: The argument does not import.
—noun (im′pôrt, -pōrt)
1. That which is implied; meaning; significance.
2. That which is brought from one country into another.
3. Importance. See synonyms under WEIGHT. [<F importer <L importare bring in <in- in + portare carry; prob. infl. in meaning by L oportet it is necessary]
—im·port′a·ble adjective Synonyms (verb): betoken, denote, imply, mean, purport, signify, suggest. See INTEREST.
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