9 example sentences using import.

Import used in a sentence

Import in a sentence as a noun

Let's just stop the import of all computers and phones over Patent rulings.

And as you can guess when you import materials the bigger the density the more expensive the foam sheets are.

SQL Server's Full Text Indexing run took too long during the nightly import job on year 2000 commodity hardware.

Stick an import tax on any place employing children or harming the global environment.

So, what happens when you get the runtime error and realize that bar is defined in another package you forgot to import.

Import in a sentence as a verb

So, for example, one has to duplicate code between multiple spreadsheets rather than being able to import it as one would expect.

This is a pretty good list of gotchas, but it's important when writing something targeted at beginners to be as precise and clear as possible.

You try to import other-package and, BAM!, another error - conflict, other-package:bar conflicts with read-in-package:bar.

They can't force other countries to do the same, which means that these policy proposals are equivalent to "we should make our intelligence gathering less capable than that of China and Russia" and "we should import Latin Americans until our quality of life is equal to that of Honduras".

Import definitions

noun

commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

See also: importation

noun

an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees"

See also: importee

noun

the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

See also: meaning significance signification

noun

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

See also: significance implication

noun

having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"

See also: consequence moment

verb

bring in from abroad

verb

transfer (electronic data) into a database or document

verb

indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"

See also: spell