import
Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
Noun 4 meanings
Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
The practice of importing.
A foreigner playing in a sports league.
The meaning of a term, statement, etc.
Verb 4 meanings
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.”
To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
“How can I import files from older versions of this application?”
To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
To be of importance to (someone or something).
Etymology
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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IMPORT at a glance
IMPORT has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (I 1 + M 3 + P 3 + O 1 + R 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,964 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with import
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- IMPART10
- IMPOST10
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