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Synonyms for imported

Grammar : Adj
Spell : verb im-pawrt, -pohrt; noun im-pawrt, -pohrt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; noun ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt

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Définition 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 PhÅ“nician 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

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