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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Import \Im*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Importing}.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from the Latin. See {Port} demeanor.] 1. 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 Brazil, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify. [1913 Webster] Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a multitude of speakers together. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern. [1913 Webster] I have a motion much imports your good. --Shak. [1913 Webster] If I endure it, what imports it you? --Dryden. Syn: To denote; mean; signify; imply; indicate; betoken; interest; concern. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Import \Im*port"\, v. i. To signify; to purport; to be of moment. "For that . . . importeth to the work." --Bacon. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Import \Im"port\, n. 1. Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports. [1913 Webster] I take the imports from, and not the exports to, these conquests, as the measure of these advantages which we derived from them. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event, and the like. [1913 Webster] 3. Importance; weight; consequence. [1913 Webster] Most serious design, and the great import. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: import n 1: commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country [syn: {import}, {importation}] [ant: {export}, {exportation}] 2: an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees" [syn: {import}, {importee}] 3: the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" [syn: {meaning}, {significance}, {signification}, {import}] 4: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" [syn: {significance}, {import}, {implication}] 5: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: {consequence}, {import}, {moment}] [ant: {inconsequence}] v 1: bring in from abroad [ant: {export}] 2: transfer (electronic data) into a database or document [ant: {export}] 3: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn: {spell}, {import}] From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: Import /impɔrt/ importation