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import

[im-pawrt, -pohrt, im-pawrt, -pohrt] / ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt, ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt /
NOUN
meaning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
construction
STRONG
acceptation bearing drift gist heart implication intention interpretation meat message point purport score sense significance signification stuff thrust understanding
WEAK
bottom line intendment name of the game nature of beast nuts and bolts punch line significancy
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior exteriority outside
WEAK
insignificance
NOUN
significance, weight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
value worth
STRONG
consequence design emphasis importance intent magnitude moment momentousness object objective pith purpose signification stress substance weightiness
Antonyms
STRONG
insignificance unimportance

Example Sentences

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Beijing gradually increased the amount of oil the teapots could import.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

What DeepSeek showed was the Chinese entrepreneurial appetite for seeking out opportunities in research and innovation, despite curbs on the import of advanced tech.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“We don’t import a lot of crude,” Beaulieu said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

After nearly a year of absorbing higher import costs, businesses are now passing those costs on to consumers, squeezing household budgets further.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Ten years after arriving in America, Jack took out a loan, bought the company he was working for, and turned it into a thriving import company.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren