verb

import

to import

The country imports a lot of oil.

The country imports a lot of oil.

You can import data from another application.

You can import data from another application.

((sth.)) ((from ...)) to bring (sth.) in from another country We import coffee from Brazil.

Synonyms: bring in; Antonyms: export

From Latin 'im-' (in, into) + 'portare' (to carry). It means 'to carry in'.

Think of 'im-' as 'in' and 'port' as a place where goods arrive. So, to 'import' is to bring goods 'in'.

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