import

Nouns

  • (n) commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country importation,
  • (n) an imported person brought from a foreign country
    • the lead role was played by an import from Sweden
    • they are descendants of indentured importees
    importee,
  • (n) 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
    meaning, signification, significance,
  • (n) 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
    implication, significance,
  • (n) 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
    consequence, moment,

Verbs

  • (v) bring in from abroad
  • (v) transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
  • (v) indicate or signify
    • I'm afraid this spells trouble!
    spell,

Synonyms

importation importee meaning signification significance spell implication consequence moment

Antonyms

export exportation inconsequence

Words of close approximity

impose impost
importance important important-looking importantly important person importation import barrier import credit import duty imported importee importer importing importunate importunately importune importunity