verb

importare

care · matter

Portare beni, prodotti o dati da un altro paese o luogo per usarli o venderli nel proprio.

Importare is an Italian verb that means "to import." It relates to bringing goods or services into one country from another, often for commercial purposes.

Meaning:

To bring goods or services into a country:
This is the most common use and is related to commerce and trade. For example:
"L'azienda importa prodotti dalla Cina."
("The company imports products from China.")
To matter, to be important:
In informal usage, importare can also mean "to matter" or "to be important."
For example:
"Non importa."
("It doesn't matter.")

Parts:

The verb can be used transitively when meaning “to import.”
It’s a regular -are verb conjugated according to standard Italian rules (importo, importi, importa, importiamo, importate, importano).

Synonyms:

For "to import" (moving goods): "introdurre" (in a general sense) but mainly importare is the suitable term.
For "to matter": "significare," "avere importanza," "contare."

Antonyms:

For "to import," antonym would be "esportare" (to export).
For "to matter," antonym would be "non importare," meaning "not to matter," or synonyms like "essere indifferente."

In summary, importare primarily means to bring goods into a country, but colloquially it is very common to use it to say something "matters" or "doesn't matter."