Antonyms for imported

Grammar : Adj

Spell : verb im-pawrt, -pohrt; noun im-pawrt, -pohrt

Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; noun ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt

Definition of imported

Origin : early 15c., "convey information, express, make known, signify," from Latin importare "bring in, convey," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). Sense of "bring in goods from abroad" first recorded c.1500. Related: Imported; importing.

adj brought in from another place

Example sentences :

The inference is that he was imported from abroad for the purpose of committing this outrage.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

She had been imported from the East by her husband three years before.
Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

They have coal, but even the wood to kindle the coal is imported.
Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

Solomon built ships and imported Phœnician sailors for his fleet.
Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee

On paper, the rich purse was a gift to the imported mare Auckland.
Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

And its engines were built in America, while those of the Clermont had been imported from England.
Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson

A dog in the north, even though he has been imported, is never heard to bark.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

She gave her hand with a dainty grace and a bow that might have been imported from Paris.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

These were questions to which it imported him to have the answers.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

She smiled gently at his words, and turned the conversation to the matter that imported most.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for imported

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