IMPORT

I. verb see: fare Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to bear or convey as meaning or portent ; signify , express , state , imply , to bring from a foreign or external source: as, to bring (as merchandise) into a place or country from another country, to transfer (as files or data) from one format to another usually within a new file, to be of ~ance to ; concern , intransitive verb to be of consequence ; matter , ~able adjective ~er noun II. noun Date: circa 1568 ~ance , purport , signification , something that is ~ed, ~ation