import

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

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

   • Trump’s July 8 announcement of a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning August 1 sent prices surging 13% in one day, up to a record high of $5.69 per pound.
2. 2

   The practice of importing.

3. 3

   Clipping of importance.

   • It was a matter of great import.
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   1. 4

      A foreigner playing in a sports league.

   2. 5

      To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.

      • Nauru imports foods from Australia because phosphate mining destroyed land for farming.
   3. 6

      To load a file into a software application from another version or system.

      • How can I import files from older versions of this application?
   4. 7

      To be important

      To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.

      • See how much it importeth to learn to take Time by the Fore-Top.
   5. 8

      To be of importance to (someone or something).

      • This Letter is mistooke: it importeth none here: It is writ to laquenetta.
      • If I endure it, what imports it you?
   6. 9

      To be incumbent on (someone to do something).

      • It imports us to get all the aid and assistance we can.
   7. 10

      To be important or crucial to (that something happen).

      • It much imports your house That all should be made clear.
   8. 11

      To mean, signify.

      • Every petition […] doth […] always import a multitude of speakers together.
   9. 12

      To express, to imply.

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