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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As Béatrice moves further into a long-buried conspiracy, “Chronovisor” tests its audience’s nerve to see if they have what it takes to transport themselves into another dimension, another consciousness.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Swinney said bus travel was the most widely used form of public transport in Scotland and the government was working to make it "as affordable, accessible and attractive as possible".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
After a paper test showing "positive results indicating the spread of volcanic ash in the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport area" the transport ministry extended the suspension to 9:30 am.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The transport company is expected to secure bondholder approval this month to raise debt covenant ratio to 3.0x from 2.5x, easing concerns over potential cash calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The precious time and hard physical labor needed to carry all their supplies and transport the canoes over dry land wasn’t their only problem.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
“Shine a Light,” accented with Billy Preston’s piano and organ, transports listeners to a higher place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The restored runway can now handle a dozen C-17 military transports and other heavy aircraft to land daily with relief supplies from the U.S. and other countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Kaneva also said that oil shipments through the strait started up earlier than the bank had expected, because the U.S. facilitated dark-of-night tanker transports before a formal agreement was announced.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
He favors discretionary goods, transports and regional banks, amid falling oil prices and the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will be less hawkish than the market currently thinks.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Our transports had to pass close by there.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
He was transported to the hospital, and the rookie Herbert took over the starting job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The Strait is a key waterway through which one-fifth of the oil is transported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Miami-Dade County fire chief Ray Jadallah told reporters that in addition to five fatalities, three people were transported to trauma centers "in critical condition" and two more were treated at a local hospital.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Temperatures have been on the rise across central Europe over recent days, and some of that warm air will be transported towards the UK on south or south-westerly winds.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“As long as Mr. Cattermole had his wits about him, he’ll have transported Mrs. Cattermole by Side-Along-Apparition and they’ll be fleeing the country right now with their children. That’s what Harry told her to do.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Protesters said they were trying to stop authorities transporting the migrants to the Manston processing centre in Kent.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Rescuers have also been relying on drones to deliver medicine, food and other supplies, as well as transporting bodies, in high-altitude areas hard to reach by roads.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
Per the outlet, the big rig was transporting touring equipment from Tuesday night’s Seattle show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
That ability to keep functioning while transporting larger bacterial clusters points to possible future uses in microbiology, biomedical research, and precise manipulation of materials at the microscopic scale.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Printer and publisher Mathew Carey watched sadly as “almost every hour in the day, carts, waggons, coaches, and chairs, were to be seen transporting families & furniture to the country in every direction.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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