- import
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ main, major▪ foreign, overseas▪ Australian, Japanese, etc.▪ cheap, low-priced (esp. AmE)▪ expensive▪ annual▪
The value of annual imports rose rapidly.
▪ net▪the UK's net imports of food
▪ total▪ increased▪ illegal▪ parallel (esp. BrE)▪parallel imports of brand name drugs from Spain into other countries
▪ agricultural, beef, car, coal, energy, food, grain, oil, steel, textile, etc.VERB + IMPORT▪ boost▪pressure on the government to stimulate the faltering economy and boost imports
▪ cut, limit, reduce, restrict▪ discourage▪ control▪ block, halt, prevent, stop▪ ban, prohibit▪The government decided to prohibit the import of toxic waste.
▪ allow, permit▪ finance▪Most of their oil revenues are used to finance imports of consumer goods.
▪ replace▪The industry aims both to increase exports and replace imports.
IMPORT + VERB▪ grow, increase, rise▪ drop, fall▪ be valued at sth, total sth▪Imports were valued at £516 million last month.
▪ account for sth▪Imports of foodstuffs accounted for a small proportion of total imports.
IMPORT + NOUN▪ ban, control (esp. BrE), restrictions▪ duty, tariff▪ price▪rising import prices
▪ licence/license▪ quota▪A restricted import quota was set for meat products.
▪ penetration▪greater import penetration of the domestic market
PREPOSITION▪ import from▪America has cut its oil imports from the Middle East by 73%.
▪ import into▪Special duties were imposed on imports into the republic.
PHRASES▪ a ban on imports, a restriction on imports▪ the demand for imports▪ a fall in imports, a rise in imports▪ imports and exports{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ directly▪ illegally, legally▪ speciallyPREPOSITION▪ from▪The store's croissants are imported directly from France.
▪ into▪These dogs are illegally imported into the country.
▪ to▪goods that are imported to Britain
Import is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑country
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
