Import
Import verb - To be of importance.
Usage example: it imports little whether you like Grandma's gift; you should have graciously thanked her
Mean is a synonym for import in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead a verb "Import", when it comes to topics like indication, consequence, meaning.
Mean
Mean verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.
Usage example: the national anthem means various things to various people
Import is a synonym for mean in indication topic. You can use "Import" instead a verb "Mean", if it concerns topics such as consequence, signify, meaning.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full import | full mean |
| actual | actual import | actual mean |
| main | main import | main mean |
| exciting | exciting import | exciting mean |
| Other adjectives: primary. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In that context it is taken to mean fitting the mold of adulthood and placing import on what is considered valuable (but is ultimately superficial).
- Having said that, this is definitely not the case today; changing demographics and the growth of secularism mean that these days, Ireland does not even train enough priests for her own needs, and has to import from Poland and Africa.
Source: Irish Priest
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Mean and Import. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/import/mean
Import & Mean. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/import/mean>.
Mean or Import. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/import/mean.
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