Import

Quick meaning: Import is a noun meaning (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.

Meaning

(countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The practice of importing.
2. (uncountable) Clipping of importance.
3. (countable, Philippines) A foreigner playing in a sports league.
4. (transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
5. (transitive, computing) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
6. (intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
7. (transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).

Example Sentences

It was a matter of great import.

If I endure it, what imports it you?

How can I import files from older versions of this application?

See how much it importeth to learn to take Time by the Fore-Top.

Word Forms

• imports
• importing
• imported

Synonyms for import

Depending on context, synonyms include importation, importancy, importance, meaning, purport, significance.

Antonyms for import

Common opposites include export, insignificance, inconsequence.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include consequence, signification, significance, implication, meaning, moment.

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