transport
Americanverb (used with object)
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transports,
present (3rd person singular)
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transported,
past participle, past
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transporting
present participle
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to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
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to carry away by strong emotion; enrapture.
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to send into banishment, especially to a penal colony.
noun
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the act of transporting or conveying; conveyance.
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a means of transporting or conveying, as a truck or bus.
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a ship or plane employed for transporting soldiers, military stores, etc.
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an airplane carrying freight or passengers as part of a transportation system.
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a system of public travel.
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strong emotion; ecstatic joy, bliss, etc.
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a convict sent into banishment, especially to a penal colony.
The country had been colonized largely by transports.
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Also called tape transport. Recording. a mechanism that moves magnetic tape past the head in a tape deck or tape recorder.
verb
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to carry or cause to go from one place to another, esp over some distance
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to deport or exile to a penal colony
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(usually passive) to have a strong emotional effect on
noun
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the business or system of transporting goods or people
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( as modifier )
a modernized transport system
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freight vehicles generally
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a vehicle used to transport goods or people, esp lorries or ships used to convey troops
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( as modifier )
a transport plane
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the act of transporting or the state of being transported
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ecstasy, rapture, or any powerful emotion
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a convict sentenced to be transported
Synonym Usage
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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countertransportnoun
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nontransportabilitynoun
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transportabilitynoun
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transporternoun
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pretransportverb (used with object)
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nontransportableadjective
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transportableadjective
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transportiveadjective
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untransportableadjective
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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transportsimple
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transportssimple
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have transportedperfect
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has transportedperfect
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am transportingprogressive
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are transportingprogressive
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is transportingprogressive
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have been transportingperfect progressive
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has been transportingperfect progressive
Past
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transportedsimple
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had transportedperfect
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was transportingprogressive
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were transportingprogressive
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had been transportingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of transport
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English transporten (verb), from Latin trānsportāre “to carry across”; equivalent to trans- + port 5
Explanation
Transport means to move something, often large quantities of commercial products, over great distances. Container ships transport goods made in China to the U.S., where they will be sold. A pipeline can transport oil. A school bus transports children. Soldiers get their postings but then must wait for news of their transport. If you are in a hurry to get something to market, you might consider using air transport, though that's expensive. Transport is from Latin words meaning "carry across."
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A Virgin Australia 737 had been cleared for take-off by air traffic control on Sunday morning when the crew saw a Qantas plane crossing the runway ahead of them, the country's transport safety investigator said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Moller-Maersk, Air Canada and more in the latest Market Talks covering auto and transport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Video footage showed deputies assisting wildlife officials as they carried the tranquilized animal to a brown cage to transport it out of the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
When the Secret Service devised a plan to transport Bill Clinton from India to Pakistan in 2000, it was similar to the plan that Trump employed on July 8.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
And then Kelton says, “There’s nothing scary about a body bag. They’re for transport and to prevent the spread of disease. I have one in my room; I use it for laundry.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
The German government has temporarily lifted a ban on truck transports on Sundays and public holidays to help industries that rely on the Rhine for deliveries, which also include sectors such as chemicals and agriculture.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Most of the ventures aim to develop electric or hybrid transports that take off and land like a helicopter and cruise like an airplane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Shine a Light,” accented with Billy Preston’s piano and organ, transports listeners to a higher place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
According to the model, an eastward-moving "mantle wind" transports hot asthenospheric material toward Yellowstone.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
One reason for not minding Uncle Dap’s transports was that everything the boy wanted could be learned from him.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Bodies are instead being transported to the nearby city of Palmira, where dozens of people have gathered, hoping for news of missing loved ones.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
However, oil futures’ losses will probably be limited by dimming hopes of a swift deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is transported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
It will then move through its last launch readiness activities before being transported to Cape Canaveral.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The US president boarded Air Force One in view of television cameras before being transported to a military aircraft with the help of a catering truck, the Washington Post said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Then the world goes dark, and I find myself transported into another realm.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Problems on the Rhine have already prompted some German companies, including steelmaker Thyssenkrupp and chemical giant BASF, to use shallow-draft ships to continue transporting raw materials and finished products.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Its open channels help materials involved in transporting ions spread more uniformly through the electrode.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
The disputed Strait of Hormuz is a key waterway for transporting fertilizer and other key commodities, in addition to oil.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Wightlink, which runs ferry services between Portsmouth and Lymington and the Isle of Wight, said it was assisting the fire service by transporting fire engines, which had led to some delays for passengers.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was as if she had the Tibetan gift of placing her skinny adolescent frame in her client’s hands and transporting her soul to some distant place.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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