German edit

Etymology edit

18th century, from English import, from Latin importare. Analysable as Import +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɪmpɔrˈtiːrən/, [ʔɪm.pɔʁˈtiː.ʁən], [-pɔ(ɐ̯)-], [-ˈtiː.ɐn], [-ˈti(ː)ɐ̯n]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːʁən
  • Hyphenation: im‧por‧tie‧ren

Verb edit

importieren (weak, third-person singular present importiert, past tense importierte, past participle importiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to import (to bring something in from a foreign country)
    Synonym: einführen
  2. to import (to load a file into a software application for use as a resource in a greater data file)

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