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imported

Syllables: im·port·edUK/ɪmˈpɔːtɪd/US/ɪmˈpɔɹtɪd/

imported is the simple past and past participle of import.

Meaning of import

Verb (1)

import (third-person singular simple present imports, present participle importing, simple past and past participle imported)

  1. (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.
    Antonyms:
    export
  2. (transitive) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
    • How can I import files from older versions of this application?
    Antonyms:
    export

Verb (2)

import (third-person singular simple present imports, present participle importing, simple past and past participle imported)

  1. (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.1661, Thomas Salusbury, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
  2. (transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).
    • This Letter is mistooke: it importeth none here: It is writ to laquenetta.1593, Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost
  3. (transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
    • It imports us to get all the aid and assistance we can.1762, David Hume, The History of England
  4. (transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
    • It much imports your house That all should be made clear.1819, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Cenci

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Words formed from imported

Phrases with imported

Questions about imported

What is imported the simple past and past participle of?
Imported is the simple past and past participle of import.
How do you pronounce imported?
Imported is pronounced /ɪmˈpɔːtɪd/ (UK).

Words near imported in the dictionary

  1. importantly
  2. importantness
  3. importation
  4. importations
  5. importazole
  6. imported
  7. imported cabbage worm
  8. imported cabbage worms
  9. importee
  10. importees
  11. importer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: imported (page history and authors); import (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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