import

Naija

Alternative forms

• export 0.81 81, supply 0.79 147, distribute 0.75 47, sell 0.73 1187, produce 0.72 443, attract 0.70 66, pump 0.70 76, generate 0.70 47, smuggle 0.69 47

Etymology

Borrowed from English import

Pronunciation

• ìmpɔ̂t

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 2546
• Frequency in raw corpus: 114
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1912

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

Verb

import: to bring in a person of the opposite sex from outside one’s community or from outside a university or college campus -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   I wan go import babes from yonder o.  — no translation

2. mark-obj (frequency:8)

   E neva reach three years wey Nigeria bin dey spend $5 million evriday to import rice.  — (bbc__50809, __no translation__)

   Some traders wey dey run di economy and need US dollars to import dia market say dem no go obey di order.  — (bbc__91626, __no translation__)

3. obj (frequency:5)

   Hard economy make me follow married men - Moesha Boduong Ghana import 30 million condoms  — (bbc__55311, __no translation__)

   Chairmo of di association Bello Abubakar Funtua say borders wey Presido close and di fact say CBN no longer dey give money to pipo wey wan import food na im make maize sellers dey smile to di bank now.  — (bbc__25070, __no translation__)

4. - (frequency:4)

   Since 2000, na legit import companies dey do dis export bizness.  — (bbc__89655, __no translation__)

   Ghana goment reduce import duty by 50% Ghana National Cathedral palava  — (bbc__53996, __no translation__)

5. aux-obj (frequency:3)

   Na import dem dey import codeine, but more dan 20 pharmaceutical company dem dey make di syrup.  — (bbc__25894, __no translation__)

   As e be now, out of all di trade wey dey happun for Africa, na only 14% dem dey produce for Africa, di rest na import dem dey import am.  — (bbc__16897, __no translation__)

6. nsubj-obj (frequency:3)

   Ghana import 30 million condoms  — (bbc__54017, __no translation__)

   Noto trader you be, abi trader no dey pay custom duty?I tell you say na import I import am?  — (deuber__4330, __no translation__)

7. aux-mark-obj (frequency:3)

   Afta dem stop to dey import Hydroquinone, dem change di name.  — (bbc__12842, __no translation__)

   E no go get person wey go import book wey dey wunjure under dis Act.  — (hildrights__259, __no translation__)

8. aux-nsubj-obj (frequency:3)

   Im dey import all dis injector, even pump for ship, everyting, in fact anyting wey dey pump,  — (ENU_27_Mechanic-Guys_DG__62, He imports all these injectors. Even pumps for ships. Anything that pumps.)

   Im say international business pipo dey import tins like toothpick, sugar, vegetable and even pencil.  — (bbc__59169, __no translation__)

9. nsubj (frequency:2)

   ◾For 2016 na 2.3 million tonnes dem import  — (bbc__103138, __no translation__)

   ◾For di past five years na nearly 17 million tonnes dem import  — (bbc__103139, __no translation__)

10. conj-mark (frequency:2)

    NAFDAC tok say, as e be so, unto di dangerous somtin dis fish dey do, wey no dey allow traders to import or sell puffer fish.  — (bbc__69325, __no translation__)

    For Kenya, di punishment for person wey import or manufacture plastic bag na four years for prison or pay fine between $19,000 and $38,000.  — (bbc__50359, __no translation__)

11. aux-conj-nsubj (frequency:2)

    Na nearly evritin dem dey import and physical cash scarce no be small.  — (bbc__34218, __no translation__)

    Dis punishment include how much oil dem fit import and say make dem no export cloth again.  — (bbc__42540, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• export 0.81 81, supply 0.79 147, distribute 0.75 47, sell 0.73 1187, produce 0.72 443, attract 0.70 66, pump 0.70 76, generate 0.70 47, smuggle 0.69 47

Antonyms

• export 0.81 81, supply 0.79 147, distribute 0.75 47, sell 0.73 1187, produce 0.72 443, attract 0.70 66, pump 0.70 76, generate 0.70 47, smuggle 0.69 47

Translations

• English: to bring in a person of the opposite sex from outside one’s community or from outside a university or college campus