| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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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 |