← All wordsLLuma225 / 810

IELTS word

import

/ɪmˈpɔrt/verb

See scene ↓

English definition

to bring goods into a country from another country

Common phrases / collocations

  1. import goods
  2. import food
  3. import from abroad

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The port imported goods from overseas.

  2. 2.

    The country imports most of its fuel.

  3. 3.

    Our shop imports coffee beans.

Visual learning

See the meaning

Port workers unload shipping containers from a cargo vessel.
to bring goods into a country from another country
1ship arrives
2goods unloaded
ship arrives→goods unloaded