1 im·port
Pronounced:
/ɪmˈpoɚt/
Function:
verbInflected forms:
im·ports; im·port·ed; im·port·ingMeaning:
[+ obj] 1 : to bring a product into a country to be sold ▪ a dealer who imports cars from Italy to the U.S. —opposite export
2 computers : to bring (something, such as data) into a file, system, etc., from another source ▪ software that makes it simple to import digital photographs onto your hard drive
2 computers : to bring (something, such as data) into a file, system, etc., from another source ▪ software that makes it simple to import digital photographs onto your hard drive
—imported adjective ▪ imported cars/coffee
—im·port·er noun plural im·port·ers [count] ▪ an importer of Italian cars