1im·port 
/ɪmˈpoɚt/ verb
im·ports; im·port·ed; im·port·ing /ɪmˈpoɚt/ verb [+ 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
▪ a dealer who imports cars from Italy to the U.S. — opposite export
▪ software that makes it simple to import digital photographs onto your hard drive
— imported adjective
▪ imported cars/coffee
▪ imported cars/coffee
— im·port·er noun, plural im·port·ers [count]
▪ an importer of Italian cars
▪ an importer of Italian cars
