Dictionary Entry
import
import is a 6-letter English word with 15 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 15 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify.
- 3transitive verb
To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern.
- 4intransitive verb
To signify; to purport; to be of moment.
- 5noun
Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.
- 6noun
That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event, and the like.
- 7noun
Importance; weight; consequence.
- 8noun
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
Synonyms
- 9noun
having important effects or influence
"decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"
"virtue is of more moment than security"
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- 10noun
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"
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- 11noun
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
"what is the meaning of this sentence"
"the significance of a red traffic light"
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- 12noun
an imported person brought from a foreign country
"the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"
"they are descendants of indentured importees"
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- 13verb
indicate or signify
"I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
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- 14verb
transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
- 15verb
bring in from abroad
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