Vocabulary

to importverb

Alternative meanings

to import
to bring products from another country
to bring in foreign goods
to bring data from another system
to incorporate information
to buy foreign merchandise
to have meaning or importance, as a secondary sense depending on context

Pronunciation

im-por-TAR

Root and affixes

Importar is a loanword from Spanish importar used for importation. For the sense of “to matter,” Cebuano usually uses importansiya, importante, or hinungdanon depending on the sentence.

Variants or conjugations

importar = to import products or data
importasyon = importation
importado = imported
angkat = import / imported goods, used in trade
pagpasulod produkto gikan sa gawas = importing products from outside
importansiya = importance
hinungdanon = important

Related words and expressions

importansiya = importance
angkat = import / imported goods
negosyo = business
produkto = product
baligya = goods / sale
gawas = outside / exterior

Meaning and usage notes

Use importar for bringing goods, products, data, or files from outside. If you mean “it matters” or “I care,” the sentence is usually built with importansiya, importante, or hinungdanon, because Spanish importar is not translated the same way in that sense.