import

import

verb

Definition of IMPORT

1

to be of importance <it imports little whether you like Grandma's gift; you should have graciously thanked her>

Synonyms count, import, mean, signify, weigh

Related Words affect, concern, influence, sway; add up (to), amount (to)

2

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind <the word “freedom” can import different things to different people>

Synonyms denote, express, import, intend, signify, spell

Related Words connote, imply, suggest; add up (to), amount (to); hint, infer, insinuate, intimate; embody, epitomize, personify, represent, symbol, symbolize; advert, allude (to), cite, instance, mention, refer (to), specify, touch (on or upon); designate, indicate, point (to), signal; announce, declare, proclaim; elucidate, explain