referent vs import

import vs referent

referent and import both are nouns.

referent is an adjective but import is not an adjective.

referent is not a verb while import is a verb.

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

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

referent: something referred to; the object of a reference
import: the message that is intended or expressed or signified

Other hypernyms of referent include meaning, significance, signification.

referent (noun)	import (noun)
something referred to; the object of a reference	commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate	having important effects or influence
something that refers; a term that refers to another term	a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
	the message that is intended or expressed or signified
	an imported person brought from a foreign country

referent (adjective)	import (adjective)
having reference

referent (verb)	import (verb)
	indicate or signify
	bring in from abroad
	transfer (electronic data) into a database or document

Difference between referent and import

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