imported

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source“imported wines”
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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]

imported \imported\ adj. brought into the country from a foreign source; -- used of especially merchandise; -- correlative of exported. imported wines [WordNet 1.5]
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