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import
Meaning: to bring goods or materials in from another country
import in a sentence
How import is used in real sentences:
This small furniture shop must import exotic hardwoods because none grow in our region.
Because local farms couldn't grow enough coffee beans, the small café decided to import them directly from a grower in Colombia.
“The company sent ships to import pepper, silk, and cotton from Asia.”
— from the passage The Merchant Governor
Antonyms of import
Words that mean the opposite of import:
Where it comes from
From Latin importare 'to bring in'
Word parts
- port — carry
import: im- (into) + port (carry)
Memory hook
IMport — IM (into) + PORT (carry) — to CARRY goods INTO the country.