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NOUN | 1 | import, importation | Commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country |
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2 | import, importee | An imported person brought from a foreign country | |
3 | import, meaning, significance, signification | The message that is intended or expressed or signified | |
4 | import, significance, implication | A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred | |
5 | import, consequence, moment | Having important effects or influence | |
VERB | 1 | import | Bring in from abroad |
2 | import, spell | Indicate or signify |
Sounds | ihmpao'rt; ih'mpaort |
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Rhymes | abort, Agincourt, airport, and 45 more rhymes in aort at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country. |
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Synonyms | importation |
Broader | commodity, trade goods, goods |
Contrary | export, exportation |
Verbs | import |
Meaning | An imported person brought from a foreign country. |
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Examples | "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees" |
Synonyms | importee |
Broader | foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander |
Verbs | import |
Meaning | The message that is intended or expressed or signified. |
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Examples | "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous" |
Synonyms | meaning, significance, signification |
Narrower | lexical meaning; grammatical meaning; symbolization, symbolisation; sense, signified; intension, connotation; referent; effect, essence, burden, core, gist; intent, purport, spirit; moral, lesson; nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement; overtone; point |
Broader | message, content, subject matter, substance |
Verbs | import |
Meaning | A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred. |
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Synonyms | significance, implication |
Broader | meaning, substance |
Verbs | import |
Meaning | Having important effects or influence. |
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Synonyms | consequence, moment |
Narrower | matter; hell to pay |
Broader | significance |
Contrary | inconsequence |
Meaning | Bring in from abroad. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
Model | Sam and Sue import the movie |
Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism |
Narrower | smuggle |
Broader | trade, merchandise |
Contrary | export |
Nouns | import, importation; importer; importing, importation; import, importee |
Meaning | Indicate or signify. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Synonyms | spell |
Broader | mean, intend |
Nouns | import; import |