Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to import
Participle: imported
Gerund: importing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | import |
| you | import |
| he;she;it | imports |
| we | import |
| you | import |
| they | import |
Perfect
| I | have imported |
| you | have imported |
| he;she;it | has imported |
| we | have imported |
| you | have imported |
| they | have imported |
Past
| I | imported |
| you | imported |
| he;she;it | imported |
| we | imported |
| you | imported |
| they | imported |
Pluperfect
| I | had imported |
| you | had imported |
| he;she;it | had imported |
| we | had imported |
| you | had imported |
| they | had imported |
Future
| I | will import |
| you | will import |
| he;she;it | will import |
| we | will import |
| you | will import |
| they | will import |
Future Perfect
| I | will have imported |
| you | will have imported |
| he;she;it | will have imported |
| we | will have imported |
| you | will have imported |
| they | will have imported |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | import |
| you | import |
| he;she;it | import |
| we | import |
| you | import |
| they | import |
Perfect
| I | have imported |
| you | have imported |
| he;she;it | have imported |
| we | have imported |
| you | have imported |
| they | have imported |
Imperfect
| I | imported |
| you | imported |
| he;she;it | imported |
| we | imported |
| you | imported |
| they | imported |
Pluperfect
| I | had imported |
| you | had imported |
| he;she;it | had imported |
| we | had imported |
| you | had imported |
| they | had imported |
Conditional
Present
| I | would import |
| you | would import |
| he;she;it | would import |
| we | would import |
| you | would import |
| they | would import |
Perfect
| I | would have imported |
| you | would have imported |
| he;she;it | would have imported |
| we | would have imported |
| you | would have imported |
| they | would have imported |
Imperative
| you | import |
| we | Let's import |
| you | import |
Verbs conjugated like 'import'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'import'
impart,
apport,
asport,
comport,
deport,
disport,
empart,
export,
impact,
impark,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1430, "convey information, express, make known," from L.
importare "bring in, convey," from
in- "into" +
portare "to carry" (see port (1)). Sense of "bring in goods from abroad" first recorded 1508. The noun meaning "consequence, importance" is from 1588; sense of "that which is imported" is from 1690.
2. From Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin importō (“bring in from abroad, import”, verb), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō (“to carry, bear; convey”). See: Latin '
importō'.
Verbs referencing "import"
Ido importar, German, old spelling
importieren, Finnish with old forms
importoida.
Sample Sentences
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[...] is strictly maintained, but where the prisoners have the comfort and mental relief of seeing each other, and of working together. This is the improved system of Prison Discipline which we have imported into England, and which has been in successful operation among us for some years past.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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New Haven, known also as the City of Elms, is a fine town. Many of its streets (as its alias sufficiently imports ) are planted with rows of grand old elm-trees; and the same natural ornaments surround Yale College, an establishment of considerable eminence and reputation. The various departments of this [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] There are more quarrels than with us, and more threatenings than gentlemen are accustomed to exchange in any civilised society of which we have record: but farm-yard imitations have not as yet been imported from the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The feature in oratory which appears to be the most practised, and most relished, is the constant repetition of the same idea or shadow of an idea in [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] a certain town, for I had none to travel in, but those with the memorable cork soles, which were much too hot for the fiery decks of a steamboat. I therefore sent a message to an artist in boots, importing, with my compliments, that I should be happy to see him, if he would do me the polite favour to call. He very kindly returned for answer, that he would ‘look round ’ at six o’clock that evening.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] and as gentle as its little mistress; and this pony was now brought up to the back verandah by Tom, while a little mulatto boy of about thirteen led along a small black Arabian, which had just been imported, at a great expense, for Henrique.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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This engine is Rs 15,000 Rs 15,000? From accelerator cables to clutch cables, everything is an imported item
(Magudam)