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As an adjective written

is of, relating or characteristic of writing (ie, of that which has been written).

As a verb written

is .

As a noun import is

import (the act of importing).

written

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, relating or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written)
    • I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese.
  • That was written.

    • Derived terms

    * unwritten, writtenness, unwrittenness

    Quotations

    * * * * * * *

    Antonyms

    * oral * verbal

    Derived terms

    * hand-written

    Verb

    (head)
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author=(Henry Petroski)
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= The Evolution of Eyeglasses , passage=The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone,

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    * English adjectives ending in -en

    import

    English

    Etymology 1

    (verb) From (etyl) importen, from (etyl) importer, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (wikipedia import)
  • (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
  • (uncountable) The practice of importing.
  • (uncountable) Significance, importance.
    • Synonyms
    * (significance) importancy, importance, meaning, significance, weight
    Antonyms
    * (practice of importing) export * (something brought in from a foreign country) export * insignificance

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
  • To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
    • How can I import files from older versions of this application?
    Quotations
    * (English Citations of "import")
    Derived terms
    * importable * important * importer * importation
    Antonyms
    * (bring in from a foreign country) export

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) importare, and (etyl) importer, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
  • * 1661 , Thomas Salusbury:
    • See how much it importeth to learn to take Time by the Fore-Top.''
  • To be of importance to (someone or something).
  • * 1593 , Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost :
    • This Letter is mistooke: it importeth none here: It is writ to laquenetta.
  • * Dryden
    • If I endure it, what imports it you?
  • To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
  • * 1762 , David Hume, The History of England :
    • It imports us to get all the aid and assistance we can.
  • To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
  • * 1819 , Shelley, "The Cenci":
    • It much imports your house That all should be made clear.
  • To mean, signify.
  • * Hooker
    • Every petition always import a multitude of speakers together.
  • (archaic) To express, to imply.

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