Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To bring or carry in from an outside source, especially to bring in (goods or materials) from a foreign country for trade or sale.
- transitive verb Computers To receive (data) into one program from another.
- transitive verb To carry or hold the meaning of; signify.
- transitive verb To express or make known.
- transitive verb To betoken or indicate.
- noun Something imported.
- noun The act or occupation of importing goods or materials.
- noun Meaning; signification.
- noun Importance; significance: synonym: importance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bring from without; introduce from abroad; especially, to bring from a foreign country, or from another state, into one's own country or state: opposed to export: as, to
import wares and merchandise. - Hence To bring or introduce from one use, connection, or relation into another: as, to
import irrelevant matter into a discussion. - To bear or convey in meaning or implication; signify; mean; denote; betoken.
- To be of importance, interest, or consequence to; concern; have a bearing upon.
- To have significance; be of importance.
- noun That which is imported or brought from without or from abroad; especially, merchandise brought into one country from another: usually in the plural: opposed to export.
- noun The intrinsic meaning conveyed by anything; the significance borne by, or the interpretation to be drawn from, an event, action, speech, writing, or the like; purport; bearing: as, the import of one's conduct.
- noun Importance; consequence; moment.
- noun Synonyms Sense, gist, tenor, substance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.
- noun That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event, and the like.
- noun Importance; weight; consequence.
- transitive verb 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.
- transitive verb To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify.
- transitive verb To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern.
- intransitive verb To signify; to purport; to be of moment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
- verb transitive To be of importance to (someone or something).
- verb transitive To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
- verb transitive To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
- noun countable Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
- noun uncountable The practice of importing.
- noun uncountable
Significance ,importance . - verb transitive To
bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade. - verb transitive To
load a file into a software application for use as a resource in a greater data file. - verb transitive To mean,
signify - verb transitive, archaic To
express , to imply.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
- verb bring in from abroad
- verb indicate or signify
- verb transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
- noun a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
- noun having important effects or influence
- noun an imported person brought from a foreign country
- noun the message that is intended or expressed or signified
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Inside that first CSS file there is another import that is "@import urlbase-weblog.css;".
Soleil 2006
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As for adding your own CSS, I normally add it to the bottom of colours. css, you can however add it to a new stylesheet and import it in stylesheet. css using @import - that's assuming you're using Prosilver.
phpBB.com 2010
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Importing Style Sheets Finally, it is possible to import style sheets through the @import keyword.
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Importing Style Sheets Finally, it is possible to import style sheets through the @import keyword.
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The word "import" seems not be part of the President's vocabulary -- though imports, too, are vital to our recovery.
James Bacchus: Export Drop Shows Need for New Trade Strategy James Bacchus 2011
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The word "import" seems not be part of the President's vocabulary -- though imports, too, are vital to our recovery.
James Bacchus: Export Drop Shows Need for New Trade Strategy James Bacchus 2011
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In advocating balanced trade in his remarkable 2003 Fortune article, Warren Buffett described the use of what he called import certificates.
Ralph Gomory: Jobs, Trade, and Mercantilism - Part II - Dealing With Reality 2010
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In advocating balanced trade in his remarkable 2003 Fortune article, Warren Buffett described the use of what he called import certificates.
Ralph Gomory: Jobs, Trade, and Mercantilism - Part II - Dealing With Reality 2010
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In advocating balanced trade in his remarkable 2003 Fortune article, Warren Buffett described the use of what he called import certificates.
Ralph Gomory: Jobs, Trade, and Mercantilism - Part II - Dealing With Reality 2010
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In advocating balanced trade in his remarkable 2003 Fortune article, Warren Buffett described the use of what he called import certificates.
Ralph Gomory: Jobs, Trade, and Mercantilism - Part II - Dealing With Reality 2010
jrome commented on the word import
Well, that's not what I wanted!
May 1, 2007