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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Language Note, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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verb |
| pronunciation: |
ihm
port
[or]
Im
port
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| inflections: |
imports, importing, imported |
| definition: |
to bring in from another country, especially as something to be sold.
The United States imports cars from Japan.
- antonyms:
- export
- similar words:
- bring in, convey, introduce, ship, transport
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
Im
port
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| definition: |
something that is imported from another country.
Most tea that Americans drink is an import from China or India.- antonyms:
- export
- similar words:
- goods, merchandise, wares
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| related words: |
consequence, content |
| derivations: |
imported (adj.), importer (n.) |
Import and export are verbs that have the same meaning but in opposite directions. Import means to bring in from another country. Export means to send to another country. Many countries import wheat from Canada. Canada exports wheat to many countries around the world.
The word import
contains the following parts:
im-1
Latin
prefix
that means in, into, on
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-1 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-1 used before roots beginning with m, p, and b, such as "mers," "port," and "bib."
Example words:
port
Latin
root
that means carry
Example words:
deport, export, import, important, port, portable, porter, report, reporter, support, transport, transportation, unimportant
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