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Word: Import
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (in the sense ‘signify’): from Latin importare ‘bring in’ (in medieval Latin ‘imply, mean, be of consequence’), from in- ‘in’ + portare ‘carry’
ɪmˈpɔːt
bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale
Short Definition:bring goods or services into country
Examples:- supermarkets may no longer import cheap jeans from Bulgaria
indicate or signify
Short Definition:indicate or signify
Examples:- having thus seen, what is imported in a Man's trusting his Heart
Word: Import
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɪmpɔːt
a commodity, article, or service brought in from abroad for sale
Short Definition:imported commodity or service
Examples:- cheap imports from eastern Europe
the implicit meaning or significance of something
Short Definition:implicit meaning or significance
Examples:- the import of her message is clear
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