Difference between Spell and Import

What is the difference between Spell and Import?

Spell as a verb is to speak, to declaim. while Import as a verb is to bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.

Spell

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To speak, to declaim. To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort. To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. Of letters: to compose (a word). To indicate that (some event) will occur. To clarify; to explain in detail. To work in place of (someone).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Speech, discourse. Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. A splinter, usually of wood. A shift (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour. A period of (work or other activity). An indefinite period of time (usually with some qualifying word). A period of rest; time off. A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc. An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.

Example sentence: You're not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi.

Import

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something brought in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.The practice of importing.Significance, importance.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.To load a file into a software application for use as a resource in a greater data file.To mean, signifyTo express, to imply.To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.To be of importance to (someone or something).To be incumbent on (someone to do something).To be important or crucial to (that something happen).

Example sentence: The people who were supposed to invest in refineries, who understand the market, are benefiting from there being no refineries because of the fuel import business.

We hope you now know whether to use Spell or Import in your sentence.

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