import
verb (used with object)
to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
imported
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past participleof import.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof import.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
importverb (used with object)to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
Example Sentences
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However, consumer goods — the broad category containing many imported manufactured products — recorded a much smaller increase.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
None of this was caused by a tariff on imported steel, for example.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
He argued there was a "rational" case for further exploration if the project's carbon emissions was lower than using imported fuel.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Coal-fired power plants accounted for 33.5 percent of Turkey's electricity production in 2025, energy ministry figures show, with Ember saying almost two-thirds of its coal was imported.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Brazil is the land that imported more Africans than any other to work on sugar plantations, and in Brazil the soil is still perfect for sugar.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
