Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Import \Im*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imported}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Importing}.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to
   cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through
   F. importer, from the Latin. See {Port} demeanor.]
   1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without;
      especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place
      or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of
      commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China,
      coffee from Brasil, etc.

   2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to
      signify.

            Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a
            multitude of speakers together.       --Hooker.

   3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing
      on; to concern.

            I have a motion much imports your good. --Shak.

            If I endure it, what imports it you?  --Dryden.

   Syn: To denote; mean; sighify; imply; indicate; betoken;
        interest; concern.

Import \Im*port"\, v. i.
   To signify; to purport; to be of moment. ``For that . . .
   importeth to the work.'' --Bacon.

Import \Im"port\, n.
   1. Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from
      without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural,
      opposed to exports.

            I take the imports from, and not the exports to,
            these conquests, as the measure of these advantages
            which we derived from them.           --Burke.

   2. That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its
      signification or intention or interpretation of a word,
      action, event, and the like.

   3. Importance; weight; consequence.

            Most serious design, and the great import. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

import
     n 1: commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign
          country [syn: {importation}] [ant: {export}]
     2: an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead
        role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are
        descendants of indentured importees" [syn: {importee}]
     3: the message that is intended or expressed or signified;
        "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance
        of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese
        characters"; "the import of his announcement was
        ambigtuous" [syn: {meaning}, {significance}, {signification}]
     4: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;
        "the significance of his remark became clear only later";
        "the expectation was spread both by word and by
        implication" [syn: {significance}, {implication}]
     5: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great
        consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is
        of more moment that security" [syn: {consequence}, {moment}]
        [ant: {inconsequence}]

import
     v 1: bring in from abroad [ant: {export}]
     2: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn:
         {spell}]