v. 1 introduce, bring in We import the raw materials and export the finished product 2 convey, mean, signify, denote, imply, betoken He was a dictator, in all the senses that word imports
n. 3 meaning, sense, denotation, signification, gist, drift, thrust, intention, implication, purport, connotation, suggestion, allusion, intimation It was difficult for me to catch the import of her words 4 importance, significance, weight, consequence, moment, substance One could see at once that she was a personage of some import