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import \im-pawrt\ verb importing, imported 1. to bring in from another country for use or sale: Countries often import foreign products when consumer demand outpaces domestic supply. 2. to convey a meaning or signify: The formation of a coalition government imported a change in the political climate. 3. (computers) to bring into one software program from another: Felix imported the contacts from his previous account when he switched providers. — from Latin (importare)