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import
English
Pronunciation
Noun
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?m?pôt, IPA(key): /??m.p??t/
- (General American) enPR: ?m?pôrt, IPA(key): /??m.p??t/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: ?m?p?rt, IPA(key): /??m.po(?)?t/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /??m.po?t/
Verb
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?mpôt?, IPA(key): /?m?p??t/
- (General American) enPR: ?mpôrt?, IPA(key): /?m?p??t/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: ?mp?rt?, IPA(key): /?m?po(?)?t/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?m?po?t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Etymology 1
From Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin import? (“bring in from abroad, import”, verb), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + port? (“I carry, bear; convey”).
Noun
import (countable and uncountable, plural imports)
- (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
- (uncountable) The practice of importing.
- (uncountable) Significance, importance.
- (countable, Philippines) A foreigner playing in a sports league.
Synonyms
- (significance): importancy, importance, meaning, purport, significance, tenor, weight
Antonyms
- (practice of importing): export
- (something brought in from a foreign country): export
- insignificance
Translations
Verb
import (third-person singular simple present imports, present participle importing, simple past and past participle imported)
- (transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
- Antonym: export
- (transitive) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
- Antonym: export
- How can I import files from older versions of this application?
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:import.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Italian importare, and French importer, from Latin import?.
Verb
import (third-person singular simple present imports, present participle importing, simple past and past participle imported)
- (intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
- 1661, Thomas Salusbury
- See how much it importeth to learn to take Time by the Fore-Top.
- 1661, Thomas Salusbury
- (transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).
- If I endure it, what imports it you?
- (transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
- 1762, David Hume, The History of England:
- It imports us to get all the aid and assistance we can.
- 1762, David Hume, The History of England:
- (transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
- 1819, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Cenci:
- It much imports your house That all should be made clear.
- 1819, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Cenci:
- (transitive) To mean, signify.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Every petition […] doth […] always import a multitude of speakers together.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- (transitive, archaic) To express, to imply.
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “import”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??mport]
Noun
import m inan
- import
- Synonym: dovoz
- Antonyms: export, vývoz
Related terms
- importér
- importní
- importovat
Dutch
Etymology
Back-formed from importeren or borrowed from English import.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m.p?rt/
- Hyphenation: im?port
Noun
import m (plural importen, diminutive importje n)
- Geographical import.
- (Netherlands, collective) A person or people who is/are not native to a city, village or region, but moved there from outside.
Synonyms
- (import): invoer
Antonyms
- (import): export, uitvoer
Derived terms
- importbruid
- importgoederen
- importhandel
Related terms
- importeur
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: impor
- ? West Frisian: ymport
French
Noun
import m (plural imports)
- Geographical import
Derived terms
- importeur m
Further reading
- “import” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- promit, promît, rompit, rompît
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from English import.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?import]
- Hyphenation: im?port
- Rhymes: -ort
Noun
import (plural importok)
- import
Declension
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English or German
Noun
import m (definite singular importen, indefinite plural importer, definite plural importene)
- import
Related terms
- importere
References
- “import” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English or German
Noun
import m (definite singular importen, indefinite plural importar, definite plural importane)
- import
References
- “import” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From English import, from Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin import?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?im.p?rt/
Noun
import m inan
- (economics) import (act of importing)
- Antonym: eksport
- (economics) import (something brought in from a foreign country)
- Antonym: eksport
Declension
Derived terms
- (verbs) importowa?, zaimportowa?
- (adjective) importowy
Related terms
- (noun) importer
Further reading
- import in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- import in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Back-formation from importa
Noun
import n (plural importuri)
- import
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English import, from Latin importare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mport/
- Hyphenation: i?mport
Noun
ìmport m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- import (practice of importing)
- An import (something brought in from a foreign country)
Declension
References
- “import” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Swedish
Noun
import c
- import
Declension
Synonyms
- införsel
Antonyms
- export
Related terms
- importera
- importförbud
- importtillstånd
- importtull
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standing
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?stænd??/
Etymology 1
From Middle English standynge, stondynge, standende, stondinde, standande, stondande, from Old English standende, stondende, from Proto-Germanic *standandz (“standing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *standan? (“to stand”), equivalent to stand +? -ing.
Verb
standing
- present participle of stand
- 1991, Backdraft
- So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
- 1991, Backdraft
Adjective
standing (not comparable)
- Erect, not cut down.
- Performed from an erect position.
- standing ovation
- Remaining in force or status.
- standing committee
- Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
- standing water
- Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
- a standing colour
- Not movable; fixed.
- a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed
- the standing rigging of a ship
Antonyms
- (stagnant): moving, working (committees)
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English standyng, stonding, stondung, from Old English *standung, equivalent to stand +? -ing.
Noun
standing (countable and uncountable, plural standings)
- Position or reputation in society or a profession.
- 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)[1]
- The males constantly test their standing, looking to move up in the hierarchy.
- 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)[1]
- Duration.
- The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
- I will provide you and your fellows of a good standing to see his entry
- I think in deep mire, where there is no standing.;
- (sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.
- (Britain) Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
- 1992, P. D. James, The Children of Men, page 28:
- "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."
- 2000, Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor, page 149:
- "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing, and waste."
- 1992, P. D. James, The Children of Men, page 28:
- (law) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
- (Britain, slang, obsolete) The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.
- Synonym: pitch
Derived terms
- class standing
- hard standing
- good standing
Translations
References
- (market trader's pitch): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
Cebuano
Etymology
From English standing.
Noun
standing
- in bato lata; an instance where the can is standing upright and, still in play, after being hit and pushed out of its ring
Faroese
Etymology
standa (“to stand”) +? -ing
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?stant??k]
Noun
standing f (genitive singular standingar, uncountable)
- erection
Declension
Synonyms
- reðurstøða
French
Etymology
From English standing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st??.di?/
Noun
standing m (plural standings)
- standing, status
- Level of quality or comfort, especially about real estate
- appartement de grand standing
Further reading
- “standing” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es?tandin/, [es?t?ãn?.d??n]
Noun
standing m (plural standings)
- status, standing, class
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