transported

[ trans-pawr-tid, -pohr- ]

adjective

1. emotionally moved; ecstatic:

   transported by the music

2. taken or carried from one place to another.

Other Words From

• trans·ported·ly adverb
• untrans·ported adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transported¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; transport + -ed ²

Example Sentences

She had to be transported by wheelchair, she was so disoriented.

From Salon

The officer confirmed that two students were transported to a hospital for treatment, although he had no information about their conditions.

From Los Angeles Times

Housed beneath the White Building is what those speaking to Amnesty called an "execution room", where detainees in the Red Building would be transported to be hanged.

From BBC

A section of the American airliner which exploded over Lockerbie 35 years ago is being transported to the US for the trial of the man accused of making the bomb.

From BBC

The rocker was transported to a hospital after the stroke and had “fantastic care” but didn’t want to publicize his illness because he didn’t want sympathy or anything that would “clutter up my inbox.”

From Los Angeles Times