Imported

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Import \Im*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imported}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Importing}.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to
     cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through
     F. importer, from the Latin. See {Port} demeanor.]
     1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without;
        especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place


        or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of
        commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China,
        coffee from Brazil, etc.
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     2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to
        signify.
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              Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a
              multitude of speakers together.       --Hooker.
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     3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing
        on; to concern.
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              I have a motion much imports your good. --Shak.
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              If I endure it, what imports it you?  --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To denote; mean; signify; imply; indicate; betoken;
          interest; concern.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  imported \imported\ adj.
     brought into the country from a foreign source; -- used of
     especially merchandise; -- correlative of exported. imported
     wines
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  imported
       adj : used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign
             source; "imported wines"