What does import mean?
Word: Import
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Import means to bring goods into your country from another country to sell or use. As a noun, an import is a thing brought in this way.
Synonyms: bring in, buy from abroad
How do you spell import?
Syllables: im - port
Tricky part: The middle is port, spelt just like the harbour word, with no u or e added (impourt and importe are the usual slips).
Watch out for: impoart, impourt, importe
Memory tip: Goods come in through a port, and port sits right in the middle of import.
Import in a sentence
Example 1: Germany imports a lot of crude oil from other countries.
Example 2: The shop sells toys imported from Japan.
Example 3: Many apples in winter markets are imports from far away.
Fun Fact
The port in import comes from the Latin portare, to carry, which also gives us transport, portable and porter.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
port
a) un
b) in
c) im
d) em
Show answer
c) im. Port begins with p, so it takes im, which means into.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
import
a) sport
b) export
c) support
d) report
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b) export. To export is to send goods out of the country, the reverse of import.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tmprio
a) prompt
b) imprint
c) impart
d) import
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d) import. Only import has an o and an i together with m, p, r and t.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) cargo
b) import
c) contaner
d) shipment
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c) contaner. Container keeps the ai of contain before the er.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Import can be a noun as well as a verb. In which sentence is it a noun?
a) Oil is a big import for India.
b) They will import new buses next year.
c) Many countries import rice from India.
d) Farmers import seeds from abroad.
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a) Oil is a big import for India.
2. Which of these is an import for a country that cannot grow coffee?
a) bricks made in its own kilns
b) rice grown in its own fields
c) coffee beans bought from Brazil
d) milk from local farms
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c) coffee beans bought from Brazil
