noun

• (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
  "Trump’s July 8 announcement of a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning August 1 sent prices surging 13% in one day, up to a record high of $5.69 per pound."
• (uncountable) The practice of importing.
• (uncountable) Clipping of importance.
  "It was a matter of great import."
• (countable, Philippines) A foreigner playing in a sports league.

verb

• (transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
  "Nauru imports foods from Australia because phosphate mining destroyed land for farming."
• (transitive, computing) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
  "How can I import files from older versions of this application?"

verb

• (intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
  "See how much it importeth to learn to take Time by the Fore-Top."
• (transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).
  "This Letter is mistooke: it importeth none here: It is writ to laquenetta."
• (transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
  "It imports us to get all the aid and assistance we can."
• (transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
  "It much imports your house That all should be made clear."