import

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: importationimporteemeaningsignificancesignificationimplicationconsequencemomentspell

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign countrySynonyms: importation
  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”Synonyms: 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”Synonyms: meaningsignificancesignification
  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”Synonyms: significanceimplication
  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”Synonyms: consequencemoment

Verb (3)

  1. bring in from abroad
  2. transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
  3. indicate or signify“I'm afraid this spells trouble!”Synonyms: spell
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

2.To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify. [1913 Webster]

Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a multitude of speakers together.— Hooker.[1913 Webster]

3.To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern. [1913 Webster]

I have a motion much imports your good.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
If I endure it, what imports it you?— Dryden.

Syn: To denote; mean; signify; imply; indicate; betoken; interest; concern. [1913 Webster]

Import \Im*port"\, v. i. To signify; to purport; to be of moment. "For that . . . importeth to the work." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Import \Im"port\, n.

1.Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports. [1913 Webster]

I take the imports from, and not the exports to, these conquests, as the measure of these advantages which we derived from them.— Burke.[1913 Webster]

2.That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event, and the like. [1913 Webster]

3.Importance; weight; consequence. [1913 Webster]

Most serious design, and the great import.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

import

<data> 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)

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