Thesaurus: import

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1. v. t. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc.
2. v. t. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify.
3. v. t. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern.
4. v. i. To signify; to purport; to be of moment.
5. n. Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.
6. n. That which a word, word/phrase">phrase, or document contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event, and the like.
7. n. Importance; weight; consequence.
8. n. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
9. n. an imported person brought from a foreign country
10. n. the message that is intended or expressed or signified
11. n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
12. n. having important effects or influence