import

noun

(countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.

(uncountable) The practice of importing.

(countable, Philippines) A foreigner playing in a sports league.

(uncountable) Clipping of importance. [The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.]

verb

(transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.

(transitive, computing) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.

(intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.

(transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).

(transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen).

(transitive) To mean, signify.

(transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something).

(transitive, archaic) To express, to imply.

Roots

porto-port · Latin · carry

Synonyms for import

importationn exportn exportationn

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Where does import come from?

The word import breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -port, from Latin porto (“carry”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.