Import meaning in English

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Definition

to import: to bring in, to buy in, to introduce to a country verb
We imported these lamps from China because they are cheaper than the lamps made here.
an import: a product that has been brought in from another country noun
Try out these new imports from Amsterdam. They are better than the same thing made here.

Examples

  • "Would you have to import raw materials?"
  • "No longer is our economy driven by gold mining, the logging industry, and import and export, as it was just two centuries ago."
  • "Icarus : Mr. Oléré, in your latest shipment you've got oils from Tasmania, Edelweiss extract imported from Austria, and 700 thoraxes from the African honey bee!"
  • "Mrs Lee : Import?"
  • "Delavigne imports most of its materials from Asia, and it's obvious that we do this to cut costs."
  • "Mrs. Lee : Import?"
  • "However a boycott of imported and remotely-produced goods would be simply irrational."
Exercise 1
Select the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one.
Select the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one.
This is a true statement. Warbuckle tells Bruno that he is "staying in the guesthouse". According to Warbuckle, the guesthouse is "past the stables", "left after the gazebo" and "about two miles down the trail" AFTER the sauna. Therefore, we can safely assume that the guesthouse is quite far from the Ranch House.
This statement is false. Warbuckle offers Bruno a beer and goes on to say "I don't have any foreign beer, of course, only American." "Imported beer" describes beer from another country or "foreign" beer. Warbuckle doesn't drink "foreign" or "imported beer" at all, he only drinks American or "domestic beer".
This statement is false. Warbuckle asks Bruno, "how was your flight?" Bruno replies "no complaints". To "complain" about something means to express feelings of dissatisfaction. The idiom "no complaints" indicates that there were no problems, and in this context it means that Bruno had a smooth flight with no complications or problems.
This statement is false. As soon as Bruno arrives, Warbuckle suggests grilling up some steaks and relaxing by the pool. Bruno then tells Warbuckle, "I'd like to find a place to put my suitcase down". Bruno is expressing a desire to put his suitcase down somewhere (in his room) before he starts to discuss things with Harold. "Right away" is synonymous with "immediately".

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