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im·port (im pôrt′, im′pôrt′; for n. im′pôrt′)

transitive verb

    1. to bring in from the outside; introduce
    2. to bring (goods) from another country or countries, esp. for purposes of sale
  2. to mean; signify an action that imports trouble
  3. Archaic to be of importance to; concern

Etymology: ME importen < L importare, to bring in, introduce < in-, in + portare, to carry (see fare); import, , & < ML importare, to imply, mean, be of importance < L

intransitive verb

to be of importance; matter

noun

  1. the act or business of importing (goods)
  2. something imported
  3. meaning; signification
  4. importance

adjective

of or for importing or imports

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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