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transport.

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/tɹænsˈpɔːt/Received-Pronunciation/tɹɑːnˈspɔːt/Received-Pronunciation/tɹænsˈpɔɹt/General-American/tɹeə̯nsˈpɔɹt/
  1. To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.

    to transport goods; to transport troops
  2. To deport to a penal colony.

    historical
  3. To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.

    figuratively
    Music transports the soul.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Inherited from Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin trānsportāre (“to carry over, take across, carry, convey, remove, transport”), from trāns- (“across, over, to the farther side of”) + portō (“to bear, carry, convey, take”). By surface analysis, trans- (“beyond, across, through”) + port (“to carry, bear, or convey; to bring”).

noun/ˈtɹæns.pɔːt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɹɑːnspɔːt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɹæns.pɔɹt/General-American/ˈtɹeə̯ns.pɔɹt/
  1. An act of transporting; conveyance.

    countable · uncountable
    The transport of goods is not included in the price given on the website.
  2. The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)

    countable · uncountable
  4. A tractor-trailer.

    Canada · countable · uncountable
  5. The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.

    countable · uncountable
    The local transport received a big boost as part of the mayor's infrastructural plans.
  6. A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.

    countable · uncountable
  7. A deported convict.

    countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Inherited from Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin trānsportāre (“to carry over, take across, carry, convey, remove, transport”), from trāns- (“across, over, to the farther side of”) + portō (“to bear, carry, convey, take”). By surface analysis, trans- (“beyond, across, through”) + port (“to carry, bear, or convey; to bring”).

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