import
US
/ɪmˈpɔːrt/
UK
/ɪmˈpɔːt/
Meaning
To bring goods into a country from another country to sell or use them.
किसी दूसरे देश से सामान अपने देश में बेचने या इस्तेमाल करने के लिए मँगाना।
Examples
“India imports a large amount of crude oil from other countries.”
“The shop imports coffee beans directly from Colombia.”
“Imported medicines can be more expensive than locally produced ones.”
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Not natural: The company imports cars to Japan from Germany.
Better: The company imports cars from Germany to Japan.
Use “from” for the country of origin and “to” for the destination.
कहाँ से सामान आ रहा है, उसके लिए “from” और कहाँ जा रहा है, उसके लिए “to” लगाएँ।
Not natural: Our company imports furnitures from Italy.
Better: Our company imports furniture from Italy.
“Furniture” is an uncountable noun, so it does not take a plural ending.
“Furniture” uncountable noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ plural बनाने के लिए “s” नहीं लगाते।
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As a verb, “import” stresses the second syllable; the noun “import” usually stresses the first.
Verb “import” में ज़ोर दूसरे syllable पर होता है; noun “import” में आमतौर पर पहले syllable पर।