import²

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

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

   Usage: Use import goods from a country for the source and into a country for the destination. The viewpoint is the country receiving the goods.

   The company plans to import olive oil from Greece for its new shops.

   Sources and attribution

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   • Wiktionary: import
   • Wiktionary: porto

   Japan imports most of its oil from the Middle East.

2. 2
   verb

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

   You can import your contacts directly into the new app.

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”).

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