import

nouns

commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

import, importation

antonym

export

an imported person brought from a foreign country

"the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees"

import, importee

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

"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"

import, meaning, significance, signification

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

"the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

implication, import, significance

having important effects or influence

"decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"

consequence, import, moment

verbs

bring in from abroad

import

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

antonym

domain category

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism

is a type of (narrower)

engage in the trade of

"he is merchandising telephone sets"

merchandise, trade

transfer (electronic data) into a database or document

import

antonym

export

domain category

the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

computer science, computing

is a type of (narrower)

move from one place to another

"transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

transfer

indicate or signify

"I'm afraid this spells trouble!"

import, spell