import

/'impɔ:t/

Thân thiện

The company decided to import coffee beans from Brazil.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Goods or services brought into a country from abroad: "Import" refers to commodities, products, or services purchased from a foreign country.
   • Significance or meaning: "Import" can denote the implied or explicit meaning, message, or importance of something, such as a statement or event.
   • A person brought from a foreign country: In specific contexts, "import" can refer to a person who comes from another country, often to work or perform.

2. Verb:

   • To bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad: The primary meaning is to buy and bring products or services from a foreign country for sale or use.
   • To transfer (electronic data) into a file or system: In computing, "import" means to bring data from one application or format into another.
   • To signify or indicate: A formal or literary use meaning to imply, convey, or be of consequence.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The country relies heavily on oil imports. (Goods from abroad)
  • The full import of his words did not sink in until later. (Significance/meaning)
  • The team's new striker is a recent import from Brazil. (Person from abroad)

• Verb:

  • The company imports fine wines from France. (Brings goods from abroad)
  • You need to import the spreadsheet data into the new software. (Transfer electronic data)
  • What does this strange symbol import? (Signify/indicate - formal)

Advanced Usage

• "of great/little import": of great/little importance or consequence.
  • This is a matter of great import for our future.
• "import substitution": an economic policy aiming to replace foreign imports with domestic production.
  • The government's strategy focuses on import substitution to boost local industry.

Variants and Related Words

• Importer (n): A person, company, or country that brings in goods from abroad.
  • She works for a major coffee importer.
• Importation (n): The act or process of importing goods.
  • Strict laws govern the importation of agricultural products.
• Importable (adj): Capable of being imported.
  • Not all goods are importable under current regulations.

Synonyms

• Noun (Goods): foreign purchase, inbound shipment.
• Noun (Meaning): significance, implication, consequence, gist.
• Verb (Bring in): bring in, introduce, ship in.
• Verb (Mean): signify, imply, denote (formal).

Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

(Note: "Import" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.) - Import into: To bring goods or data into a specific place or system. - The data was imported into the central database.

Related Idioms

• "The import of the matter": The significance or crucial point of a situation.
  • He failed to grasp the import of the matter until it was too late.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. an imported person brought from a foreign country
   • the lead role was played by an import from Sweden
   • they are descendants of indentured importees
5. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

Verb

1. indicate or signify
   • I'm afraid this spells trouble!
2. transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
3. bring in from abroad

Từ đồng nghĩa

• consequence
• moment
• significance
• implication
• meaning
• signification
• importee
• importation
• spell