how to pronounce imports

/ˌɪmˈpɔːɹts/

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imports is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of imports in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… over 90 percent of the u.s imports and …”

meanings of imports

noun:

Plural of import.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of import.

imports frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word imports occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics imports can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that imports can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) transport and travel;