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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 Brasil, etc 2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify. Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a multitude of speakers together. --Hooker. 3. To be of importance or consequence to to have a bearing on to concern. I have a motion much imports your good. --Shak. If I endure it what imports it you? --Dryden. Syn: To denote; mean sighify; imply; indicate; betoken; interest; concern. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Importing \Im*port"ing\, a. Full of meaning. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: importing n : the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country [syn: {importation}]
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