The difference between Import and Significance
When used as nouns, import means something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade, whereas significance means the extent to which something matters.
Import is also verb with the meaning: to bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
check bellow for the other definitions of Import and Significance
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Import as a noun (countable):
Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
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Import as a noun (uncountable):
The practice of importing.
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Import as a noun (uncountable):
Significance, importance.
Examples:
"It was a matter of great import."
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
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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?"
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Import as a verb (intransitive):
To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To be of importance to (someone or something).
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To mean, signify.
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Import as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To express, to imply.
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Significance as a noun:
The extent to which something matters; importance
Examples:
"As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial."
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Significance as a noun:
Meaning.
Examples:
"the significance of a gesture"