bode vs import

bode

verb
  • To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. 

  • simple past tense of bide 

  • To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future. 

noun
  • A stop; a halting; delay. 

  • An omen; a foreshadowing. 

  • A herald; a messenger. 

import

verb
  • To mean, signify. 

  • To be incumbent on (someone to do something). 

  • To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence. 

  • To load a file into a software application from another version or system. 

  • To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade. 

  • To be important or crucial to (that something happen). 

  • To be of importance to (someone or something). 

noun
  • Significance, importance. 

  • The practice of importing. 

  • Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade. 

  • A foreigner playing in a sports league. 

How often have the words bode and import occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )