import

About 16.54 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
2. noun The practice of importing.
3. noun A foreigner playing in a sports league.
4. verb 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.

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

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

6. verb To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
7. verb To be of importance to (someone or something).
8. verb To be incumbent on (someone to do something).

Similar words

consequence signification significance implication meaning moment spell export exportation importation

Often followed by

of and duties substitution the duty restrictions bank prices

Word family

importable imported importer importers importing imports