import
/ˈɪmpɔːt/noun
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आयात
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as one-word substitution
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[C, usually pl., U]
a product or service that is brought into one country from another; the act of bringing goods in
आयात
- oil imports
- The country reduced its import of edible oil last year.
- Imports of electronic goods have risen this year.
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- The government has placed a duty on the import of luxury cars.
- Machines are mostly bought as imports from other countries.
Synonyms imported goods foreign goods importation
Opposite export
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[U] formal
importance
महत्व
- a matter of great import
- Few people understood the import of his warning.
- The import of the message was not clear at first.
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- It is a decision of national import.
- He did not grasp the full import of her remark.
Synonyms importance significance consequence weight
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[T] ~ sth (from…) (into…)
to bring a product or service into one country from another
आयात करना
- India imports crude oil.
- Small island nations import most of their food.
- The factory imports raw cotton from Egypt.
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- Many countries import wheat when their own harvest is poor.
- Which fruits does the shop import from abroad?
Synonyms bring in buy in ship in
Opposite export sell abroad
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
import + sth + from + country
Use from for the country where goods come from, and into for the country that receives them.
जिस देश से माल आए उसके लिए 'from' और जो देश उसे प्राप्त करे उसके लिए 'into' लगता है।
- India imports crude oil from several Gulf countries.
- Many electronic goods are imported into India.
imports (noun) of + goods
As a noun, imports usually appears in the plural and is followed by of for the goods.
Noun के रूप में 'imports' प्रायः बहुवचन में आता है और माल के लिए 'of' लगता है।
- Imports of edible oil have risen sharply.
stress: IMport (noun) vs imPORT (verb)
In careful speech, the noun is stressed on the first syllable and the verb on the second.
सावधानी से बोलने पर noun में पहले अक्षर पर और verb में दूसरे अक्षर पर बल दिया जाता है।
- Rice is an important import for that country.
- They import rice from Thailand.
import (computing and formal)
In computing, import means to bring data into a program. In formal English, the import of something means its meaning or importance.
Computing में 'import' का अर्थ किसी program में data लाना है। औपचारिक अंग्रेज़ी में 'the import of something' का अर्थ उसका अर्थ या महत्व है।
- You can import the contacts from a file.
- He did not understand the full import of her words.
import + noun (modifier)
As a modifier, import describes taxes and rules: import duty, import licence.
Modifier के रूप में 'import' करों और नियमों का वर्णन करता है: import duty, import licence।
- The government raised import duty on gold.
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verb + imports
restrictbancutincreasedepend onreduce
- The country is trying to cut its imports of oil.
import + noun
dutylicencebanbilltax
- The import duty on cars is very high.
adjective + import
majorcheapforeignillegalessential
- Pulses are a major import in some years.
imports and exports
exports andbalance ofvalue ofvolume of
- India's imports are higher than its exports.
“More examples 5
- India imports gold, oil and electronic goods.
भारत सोना, तेल और इलेक्ट्रॉनिक सामान आयात करता है।
- The shop sells imported chocolates from Switzerland.
दुकान स्विट्ज़रलैंड की आयातित चॉकलेट बेचती है।
- Radhika learned the words import and export for her geography test.
राधिका ने भूगोल की परीक्षा के लिए import और export शब्द सीखे।
- The ban on the import of certain toys protected local makers.
कुछ खिलौनों के आयात पर रोक ने स्थानीय निर्माताओं की रक्षा की।
- He imported the data into a spreadsheet.
उसने डेटा को एक spreadsheet में आयात किया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ India imports oil to the Gulf countries.
✓ India imports oil from the Gulf countries.
Goods are imported from the supplier, not to it.
माल आपूर्तिकर्ता से आयात किया जाता है, उसे नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Import and export are opposites, and the direction is always from the speaker's country view.
Import और export विपरीतार्थी हैं, और दिशा हमेशा बोलने वाले देश की दृष्टि से होती है।
To send goods out of your country for sale.
बिक्री के लिए माल अपने देश से बाहर भेजना।
- India exports tea.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
imported goods foreign goods importation importance significance consequence weight bring in buy in ship in
Antonyms
export sell abroad
§Grammar and usage
Noun IMport, verb imPORT.
Stress: import जब noun हो तो पहले syllable पर बल पड़ता है (IMport, यानी आयात), और जब verb हो तो दूसरे syllable पर (imPORT, यानी आयात करना)।
Usage: import also means importance in formal English ('matters of import').
प्रयोग में औपचारिक English में import का अर्थ महत्व भी है ('matters of import')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Economics GK: a trade deficit happens when imports are more than exports; crude oil is India's largest import; customs duty is a tax on imports.
अर्थशास्त्र GK में व्यापार घाटा तब होता है जब आयात निर्यात से अधिक हो; कच्चा तेल भारत का सबसे बड़ा आयात है; customs duty आयात पर कर है।