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English to English noun
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commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country |  | source: wordnet30
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an imported person brought from a foreign country | | Example: the lead role was played by an import from Sweden
they are descendants of indentured importees
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the message that is intended or expressed or signified | | Example: 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
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a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred | | Example: the significance of his remark became clear only later
the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
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having important effects or influence | | Example: decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself
virtue is of more moment than security
that result is of no consequence
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Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports. | | source: webster1913 verb
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bring in from abroad | | source: wordnet30
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transfer (electronic data) into a database or document | | source: wordnet30
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indicate or signify | | Example: I'm afraid this spells trouble!
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To signify; to purport; to be of moment. | | source: webster1913
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