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transport

verb · noun

Simple meaning

To move to strong emotion.

Pronunciation

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transpawrt

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IPA pronunciation (US)

tɹænsˈpɔɹt

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. Send from one person or place to another

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

  3. figuratively

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

noun

  1. An act of transporting; conveyance.

  2. A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)

  3. The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.

  4. The act of moving something from one location to another

  5. The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.

  6. A state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.

Used this way, transport is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use transport

  • “To transport goods; to transport troops.”verb
  • “The transport of goods is not included in the price given on the website.”noun

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air transportroad transportsediment transporttransport layertransport systemelectron transporttransport costswater transport

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Similar Words, What’s the Difference?

Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.

  • transmit

    To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.

  • carry

    To lift (something) and take it to another place.

  • transfer

    To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.

  • send

    To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).

Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • transporternounInflected form

    A long truck for carrying motor vehicles.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • transportationnounDerived noun · specialist

    A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

verb

Sense: send from one person or place to another

transmitcarry

noun

Sense: transporting

tape transportRaretransfertransportationshipping

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