import

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To bring goods or products in from another country, usually to sell them.

   Japan imports most of its oil from the Middle East.

2. 2
   noun

   A product or good brought in from another country.

   The government raised taxes on foreign imports.

3. 3
   verb

   To load data or a file into a program from another source.

   You can import your contacts directly into the new app.

4. 4
   noun

   Importance or significance.

   It was a decision of great import for the whole company.

From Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin importō (“bring in from abroad, import”, verb), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō (“to carry, bear; convey”).

Topics