The difference between Import and Meaning

When used as nouns, import means something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade, whereas meaning means the entity, perception, feeling or concept thereby represented or evoked.


Import is also verb with the meaning: to bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.

Meaning is also adjective with the meaning: having a (specified) intention.

check bellow for the other definitions of Import and Meaning

  1. Import as a noun (countable):

    Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.

  2. Import as a noun (uncountable):

    The practice of importing.

  3. Import as a noun (uncountable):

    Significance, importance.

    Examples:

    "It was a matter of great import."

  1. Import as a verb (transitive):

    To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.

  2. Import as a verb (transitive):

    To load a file into a software application from another version or system.

    Examples:

    "How can I import files from older versions of this application?"

  1. Import as a verb (intransitive):

    To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.

  2. Import as a verb (transitive):

    To be of importance to (someone or something).

  3. Import as a verb (transitive):

    To be incumbent on (someone to do something).

  4. Import as a verb (transitive):

    To be important or crucial to (that something happen).

  5. Import as a verb (transitive):

    To mean, signify.

  6. Import as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To express, to imply.

  1. Meaning as a noun (of [[word]]s or [[symbol]]s):

    The entity, perception, feeling or concept thereby represented or evoked.

  2. Meaning as a noun:

    The value, purpose, importance, point or significance (of something).

    Examples:

    "the meaning of life"

  3. Meaning as a noun (semantics):

    The object or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says.

  4. Meaning as a noun (obsolete):

    Intention.

  1. Meaning as a verb:

  1. Meaning as an adjective:

    Having a (specified) intention.

  2. Meaning as an adjective:

    Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.