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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Import \Im*port"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Imported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Importing}.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from the Latin. See {Port} demeanor.]
1. 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 Brazil, etc.
2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify.
Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a multitude of speakers together. --Hooker.
3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern.
I have a motion much imports your good. --Shak.
If I endure it, what imports it you? --Dryden.
Syn: To denote; mean; signify; imply; indicate; betoken; interest; concern.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Importing \Im*port"ing\, adjective Full of meaning. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
importing
noun: the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country [syn: {importation}]
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