effect vs import

import vs effect

effect and import both are nouns.

effect and import both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
effect	Yes	No	Yes	No
import	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, import is a hypernym of effect; that is, import is a word with a broader meaning than effect:

effect: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
import: the message that is intended or expressed or signified

Other hypernyms of effect include meaning, significance, signification.

effect (noun)	import (noun)
an outward appearance	commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
(of a law) having legal validity	having important effects or influence
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)	a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work	the message that is intended or expressed or signified
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon	an imported person brought from a foreign country
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug

effect (verb)	import (verb)
produce	indicate or signify
act so as to bring into existence	bring in from abroad
	transfer (electronic data) into a database or document

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