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import[1,verb] import[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹im·port
Pronunciation: im-'port, 'im-"
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin importare to bring in, cause, signify, from Latin, to bring in, cause, from in- + portare to carry -- more at FARE
transitive verb
1 a : to bear or convey as meaning or portent : SIGNIFY b archaic : EXPRESS, STATE c : IMPLY
2 : to bring from a foreign or external source: as a : to bring (as merchandise) into a place or country from another country b : to transfer (as files or data) from one format to another usually within a new file
3 archaic : to be of importance to : CONCERN
intransitive verb : to be of consequence : MATTER
- im·port·able /im-'por-t&-b&l, 'im-"/ adjective
- im·port·er noun