v. t. | 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 |
2. | To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify. | |
3. | To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern. | |
v. i. | 1. | To signify; to purport; to be of moment. |
n. | 1. | Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; - generally in the plural, opposed to |
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. |