import

im|port¹ [ˈımpo:t US -o:rt] n

1.) [U and C]

a product that is brought from one country into another so that it can be sold there, or the business of doing this

≠ ↑export

▪ a ban on beef imports

▪ the abolition of import duties (=taxes)

import from

▪ cheap imports from Asia

▪ American demand for Japanese imports (=goods from Japan)

▪ the import of electrical goods

▪ an application for an import licence

2.)

something new or different that is brought to a place where it did not previously exist

▪ The beetle is thought to be a European import.

3.) [U] formal

importance or meaning

▪ a matter of no great import

import ²

im|port² [ımˈpo:t US -o:rt] v [T]

[Date: 1400-1500; : Latin; Origin: importare, from portare 'to carry']

1.) to bring a product from one country into another so that it can be sold there

≠ ↑export

▪ In 2001, Britain exported more cars than it imported.

import sth from sth

▪ All the meat is imported from France.

2.) to introduce something new or different in a place where it did not previously exist

▪ The unusual designs were probably imported from Iran.

import sth to/into sth

▪ The US comedy format was gradually imported to UK screens.

3.) to move information from one computer to another

≠ ↑export import sth from/into sth

▪ You can now import graphics from other applications.

>imported adj

▪ imported autos

▪ imported data