[im.port] vb [ME, fr. L importare to bring into, fr. in- + portare to carry--more at fare] vt (15c) 1 a: to bear or convey as meaning or portent: signify b archaic: express, state c: imply
2: to bring from a foreign or external source; esp: to bring (as merchandise) into a place or country from another country 3 archaic: to be of importance to: concern ~ vi: to be of consequence: matter -- im.port.able adj -- im.port.er n
[2]im.port n (ca. 1568) 1: importance; esp: relative importance "it is hard to determine the ~ of this decision"
2: purport, signification
3: something that is imported
4: importation