import
1. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
importation
• Ant:
export
• Derivationally related forms:
import (for: importation)
• Hypernyms:
commodity, trade good, good
2. an imported person brought from a foreign country (Freq. 1)
- the lead role was played by an import from Sweden
- they are descendants of indentured importees
• Syn:
importee
• Derivationally related forms:
import (for: importee)
• Hypernyms:
foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander
3. the message that is intended or expressed or signified (Freq. 1)
- what is the meaning of this sentence
- the significance of a red traffic light
- the signification of Chinese characters
- the import of his announcement was ambiguous
• Syn:
meaning, significance, signification
• Derivationally related forms:
signify (for: signification), significant (for: significance), signify (for: significance), mean (for: meaning)
• Hypernyms:
message, content, subject matter, substance
• Hyponyms:
lexical meaning, grammatical meaning, symbolization, symbolisation, sense,
signified, intension, connotation, referent, effect, essence,
burden, core, gist, intent, purport, spirit,
moral, lesson, nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety,
refinement, overtone, point
4. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred (Freq. 1)
- the significance of his remark became clear only later
- the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
• Syn:
significance, implication
• Derivationally related forms:
imply (for: implication), implicate (for: implication), significant (for: significance)
• Hypernyms:
meaning, substance
5. having important effects or influence
- decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself
- virtue is of more moment than security
- that result is of no consequence
• Syn:
consequence, moment
• Ant:
inconsequence (for: consequence)
• Derivationally related forms:
momentous (for: moment), consequential (for: consequence)
• Hypernyms:
significance
• Hyponyms:
matter, hell to pay
1. bring in from abroad (Freq. 4)
• Ant:
export
• Derivationally related forms:
importation, importee, importer, importing
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
trade, merchandise
• Hyponyms:
smuggle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Sam and Sue import the movie
2. transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
• Ant:
export
• Topics:
computer science, computing
• Hypernyms:
transfer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. indicate or signify
- I'm afraid this spells trouble!
• Syn:
spell
• Hypernyms:
mean, intend
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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