to bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. we import teas from china, coffee from brasil, etc.-to carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify.-to be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern.-to signify; to purport; to be of moment.-merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.-that which a word, phrase, or document contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event, and the like.-importance; weight; consequence.