English noun: import | |||
1. | import (artifact) commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country | ||
Synonyms | importation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | commodity, good, trade good | ||
Antonyms | export, exportation | ||
2. | import (person) an imported person brought from a foreign country | ||
Samples | The lead role was played by an import from Sweden. They are descendants of indentured importees. | ||
Synonyms | importee | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander | ||
3. | import (communication) the message that is intended or expressed or signified | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | meaning, significance, signification | ||
Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | burden, connotation, core, effect, essence, gist, grammatical meaning, intension, intent, lesson, lexical meaning, moral, nicety, nuance, overtone, point, purport, referent, refinement, sense, shade, signified, spirit, subtlety, symbolisation, symbolization | ||
4. | import (cognition) a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred | ||
Samples | The significance of his remark became clear only later. The expectation was spread both by word and by implication. | ||
Synonyms | implication, significance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | meaning, substance | ||
5. | import (attribute) having important effects or influence | ||
Samples | Decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself. Virtue is of more moment than security. That result is of no consequence. | ||
Synonyms | consequence, moment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | significance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hell to pay, matter | ||
Antonyms | inconsequence | ||
English verb: import | |||
1. | import (possession) bring in from abroad | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue import the movie | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | merchandise, trade | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | smuggle | ||
Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
Antonyms | export | ||
2. | import (possession) transfer (electronic data) into a database or document | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||
Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
Antonyms | export | ||
3. | import (communication) indicate or signify | ||
Samples | I'm afraid this spells trouble!. | ||
Synonyms | spell | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intend, mean | ||