The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Import \Im*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imported; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Importing.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to
   cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through
   F. importer, from the Latin. See Port demeanor.]
   1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without;
      especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place
      or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of
      commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China,
      coffee from Brazil, etc.
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   2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to
      signify.
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            Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a
            multitude of speakers together.       --Hooker.
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   3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing
      on; to concern.
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            I have a motion much imports your good. --Shak.
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            If I endure it, what imports it you?  --Dryden.

   Syn: To denote; mean; signify; imply; indicate; betoken;
        interest; concern.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Import \Im*port"\, v. i.
   To signify; to purport; to be of moment. "For that . . .
   importeth to the work." --Bacon.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Import \Im"port\, n.
   1. Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from
      without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural,
      opposed to exports.
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            I take the imports from, and not the exports to,
            these conquests, as the measure of these advantages
            which we derived from them.           --Burke.
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   2. That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its
      signification or intention or interpretation of a word,
      action, event, and the like.
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   3. Importance; weight; consequence.
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            Most serious design, and the great import. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

import
    n 1: commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign
         country [syn: import, importation] [ant: export,
         exportation]
    2: an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead
       role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are
       descendants of indentured importees" [syn: import,
       importee]
    3: the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what
       is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red
       traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters";
       "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" [syn:
       meaning, significance, signification, import]
    4: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;
       "the significance of his remark became clear only later";
       "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
       [syn: significance, import, implication]
    5: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great
       consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of
       more moment than security"; "that result is of no
       consequence" [syn: consequence, import, moment] [ant:
       inconsequence]
    v 1: bring in from abroad [ant: export]
    2: transfer (electronic data) into a database or document [ant:
       export]
    3: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn:
       spell, import]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

import

    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.

   (2004-11-15)