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English

Pronunciation

Noun

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭmʹpôt, IPA(key): /ˈɪm.pɔːt/
  • (General American) enPR: ĭmʹpôrt, IPA(key): /ˈɪm.pɔɹt/
  • (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: ĭmʹpōrt, IPA(key): /ˈɪm.po(ː)ɹt/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈɪm.poət/

Verb

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭmpôtʹ, IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɔːt/
  • (General American) enPR: ĭmpôrtʹ, IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɔɹt/
  • (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: ĭmpōrtʹ, IPA(key): /ɪmˈpo(ː)ɹt/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpoət/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t

Etymology 1

From Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin importō (“bring in from abroad, import”, verb), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō (“I carry, bear; convey”).

Noun

import (countable and uncountable, plural imports)

  1. (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
  2. (uncountable) The practice of importing.
  3. (uncountable) Clipping of importance.
  4. (countable, Philippines) A foreigner playing in a sports league.
Synonyms
  • (the practice of importing): importation
  • (significance): importancy, importance, meaning, purport, significance, tenor, weight
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “practice of importing”): export
  • (antonym(s) of “something brought in from a foreign country”): export
  • insignificance
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

import (third-person singular simple present imports, present participle importing, simple past and past participle imported)

  1. (transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
    Antonym: export
  2. (transitive, computing) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
    Antonym: export
Quotations
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:import.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Italian importare, and French importer, from Latin importō.

Verb

import (third-person singular simple present imports, present participle importing, simple past and past participle imported)

  1. (intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
  2. (transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).
  3. (transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
  4. (transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
  5. (transitive) To mean, signify.
  6. (transitive, archaic) To express, to imply.
Translations

References

  • John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “import”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɪmport]

Noun

import m inan

  1. import
    Synonym: dovoz
    Antonyms: export, vývoz

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • “import”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “import”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “import”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Dutch

Etymology

Back-formed from importeren or borrowed from English import.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪm.pɔrt/
  • Hyphenation: im‧port

Noun

import m (plural importen, diminutive importje n)

  1. geographical import
  2. (Netherlands, collective) a person or people who is/are not native to a city, village or region, but moved there from outside

Synonyms

  • (import): invoer

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “import”): export, uitvoer

Derived terms

  • importbruid
  • importgoederen
  • importhandel

Related terms

  • importeur

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: impor
  • → West Frisian: ymport

French

Etymology

Deverbal from importer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɔʁ/

Noun

import m (plural imports)

  1. import
    Coordinate term: export

Derived terms

  • import-export

Related terms

  • importation

Further reading

  • “import”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • promit, promît, rompit, rompît

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English import.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈimport]
  • Hyphenation: im‧port
  • Rhymes: -ort

Noun

import (plural importok)

  1. import

Declension

Related terms

References

Further reading

  • import in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Malay

Alternative forms

  • impot (1924-1972)
  • impor (Indonesia)

Etymology

From English import, from Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin importō (“bring in from abroad, import”, verb), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō (“I carry, bear; convey”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [im.pɔt]
  • Rhymes: -pɔt, -ɔt
  • Hyphenation: im‧port

Adjective

import (Jawi spelling ايمڤورت)

  1. Being imported.
    Antonym: eksport
    beras import ― imported rice

Noun

import (Jawi spelling ايمڤورت, plural import-import)

  1. The action or process of importing; importation, import.
    Antonym: eksport

Verb

import (Jawi spelling ايمڤورت, active mengimport, 3rd person passive diimport)

  1. (transitive) To import.
    Antonym: eksport

Affixations

Further reading

  • “import” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English or German.

Noun

import m (definite singular importen, indefinite plural importer, definite plural importene)

  1. import

Related terms

  • importere

References

  • “import” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English or German.

Noun

import m (definite singular importen, indefinite plural importar, definite plural importane)

  1. import

References

  • “import” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English import, from Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin importō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈim.pɔrt/
  • Rhymes: -impɔrt
  • Syllabification: im‧port

Noun

import m inan

  1. (economics) import (act of importing)
    Antonym: eksport
  2. (economics) import (something brought in from a foreign country)
    Antonym: eksport

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • import in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • import in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Back-formation from importa

Noun

import n (plural importuri)

  1. import

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English import, from Latin importare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǐmport/
  • Hyphenation: i‧mport

Noun

ìmport m (Cyrillic spelling ѝмпорт)

  1. import (practice of importing)
  2. An import (something brought in from a foreign country)

Declension

References

  • “import”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Swedish

Noun

import c

  1. import

Declension

Synonyms

  • införsel

Antonyms

  • export

Derived terms

  • importförbud
  • importtillstånd
  • importtull

Related terms

  • importera

References

  • import in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • import in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • import in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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