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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026im•port /v. ɪmˈpɔrt; n. ˈɪmpɔrt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
- to bring in from a foreign country:to import cars and computer parts.
- to introduce from one use into another:The word input was imported to computer usage to mean "type in to the computer.''
- to mean or signify;
imply:Her words imported a change of attitude.
n.
- something imported:[countable]Imports rose again.
- the act of importing:[uncountable]the import of cars.
- importance;
consequence:[uncountable]matters of great import.
- meaning;
implication:[uncountable]He felt the import of her words.
im•port•a•ble, adj.
im•port•er, n. [countable]See -port-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026im•port
(v. im pôrt′, -pōrt′;n. im′pôrt, -pōrt),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- to bring or introduce from one use, connection, or relation into another:foreign bodies imported into the blood; foodstuffs imported from the farm.
- to convey as meaning or implication;
signify:Her words imported a change of attitude.
- to involve as a necessary circumstance;
imply:Religion imports belief.
- Computingto bring (documents, data, etc.) into one application program from another.
- [Archaic.]to be of consequence or importance to;
concern.
v.i.
- to be of consequence or importance;
matter.
n.
- something that is imported from abroad;
an imported commodity or article.
- the act of importing or bringing in;
importation, as of goods from abroad:the import of foreign cars.
- consequence or importance:matters of great import.
- meaning;
implication;
purport:He felt the import of her words.
- Latin importāre. See im-1, port5
- late Middle English importen 1400–50
+ v.t.
- Computingto bring (documents, data, etc.) into one application program from another.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
import vb /ɪmˈpɔːt; ˈɪmpɔːt/- to buy or bring in (goods or services) from a foreign country Compare export
- (transitive) to bring in from an outside source: to import foreign words into the language
- rare to signify or be significant; mean; convey: to import doom
n /ˈɪmpɔːt/- (often plural)
- goods (visible imports) or services (invisible imports) that are bought from foreign countries
- (as modifier): an import licence
- significance or importance: a man of great import
- meaning or signification
- informal a sportsman or sportswoman who is not native to the country in which he or she plays
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin importāre to carry in, from im- + portāre to carryimˈportable adj imˈporter n
'import' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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