teleport

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/ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/

verb

To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.

Similar
beam uptransportjumpteletransportteleporter
OriginEnglish port ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

teleport1

verbteleport (third-person singular simple present teleports, present participle teleporting, simple past and past participle teleported)

present singular third person teleports · participle present teleporting · participle past teleported · past teleported

  1. intransitiveTo travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.

    I teleported home one night With Ron and Sid and Meg. Ron stole Meggie's heart away And I got Sidney's leg.

    1980 October, Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 170

    Synonyms: beam up, transport, jump

  2. transitiveTo move (an object) in this fashion, as by telekinesis.
nounteleport (plural teleports)

plural teleports

  1. literatureSynonym of teleporter (“science fiction device”).

    Synonyms: teleporter

teleport2

nounteleport (plural teleports)

plural teleports

  1. communicationsA satellite ground station.

    Teleports provide access to multiple satellites and other media as well. Independently owned teleports may also provide competitive access to different satellite systems.

    2004, D. K. Sachdev, Business Strategies For Satellite Systems, page 131

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.

Similar
beam uptransportjump

nounSynonym of teleporter (“science fiction device”).

Similar
teleporter
Similar
teletransport
Also see
teleportationteleporterteletransport

Origin

teleport · verb, noun

Back-formation from teleportation.

Full word history & related roots →

teleport · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishport
  5. Englishteleport

From tele- + port.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian телепорти́рам
  • телепорти́рам (teleportíram)travel without physically crossing distance
Catalan teletransportar-se, teletransportar
  • teletransportar-setravel without physically crossing distance
  • teletransportarmove an object by teleportation
Chinese Mandarin 傳送 /传送
  • 傳送 /传送 (chuánsòng)travel without physically crossing distance
Czech teleportovat
  • teleportovattravel without physically crossing distance
Danish teleportere, teleportere
  • teleporteretravel without physically crossing distance
  • teleporteremove an object by teleportation
Dutch teleporteren
  • teleporterentravel without physically crossing distance
Esperanto teleportiĝi, teleporti
  • teleportiĝitravel without physically crossing distance
  • teleportimove an object by teleportation
Finnish kaukosiirtyä, etäsiirtyä
  • kaukosiirtyätravel without physically crossing distance
  • etäsiirtyätravel without physically crossing distance
  • teleportatatravel without physically crossing distance
  • kaukosiirtäämove an object by teleportation
  • etäsiirtäämove an object by teleportation
  • teleportatamove an object by teleportation
French téléporter, téléporter
  • téléportertravel without physically crossing distance
  • téléportermove an object by teleportation
German teleportieren, teleportieren
  • teleportierentravel without physically crossing distance
  • teleportierenmove an object by teleportation
Icelandic fjarflytja, fjarflytja
  • fjarflytjatravel without physically crossing distance
  • fjarflytjamove an object by teleportation
Indonesian melipat bumi, merentas jarak
  • melipat bumitravel without physically crossing distance
  • merentas jaraktravel without physically crossing distance
  • meneleportasimove an object by teleportation
Italian teletrasportare, teletrasportare
  • teletrasportaretravel without physically crossing distance
  • teletrasportaremove an object by teleportation
Japanese テレポート, テレポートする
  • テレポート (terepōto)travel without physically crossing distance
  • テレポートする (terepōtosuru)travel without physically crossing distance
  • テレポート (terepōto)move an object by teleportation
  • テレポートする (terepōtosuru)move an object by teleportation
Malay rentas jarak
  • rentas jaraktravel without physically crossing distance
Norwegian teleportere, teleportere
  • teleporteretravel without physically crossing distance
  • teleporteremove an object by teleportation
Portuguese teletransportar, teleportar
  • teletransportartravel without physically crossing distance
  • teleportartravel without physically crossing distance
  • teletransportarmove an object by teleportation
Romanian teleporta
  • teleportamove an object by teleportation
Russian телепорти́роваться, телепорти́ровать
  • телепорти́роваться (teleportírovatʹsja)travel without physically crossing distance
  • телепорти́ровать (teleportírovatʹ)move an object by teleportation
Spanish teletransportar, teletransportar
  • teletransportartravel without physically crossing distance
  • teletransportarmove an object by teleportation
Swedish teleportera, teleportera
  • teleporteratravel without physically crossing distance
  • teleporteramove an object by teleportation
Turkish ışınlanmak
  • ışınlanmaktravel without physically crossing distance
Ukrainian телепортуватися
  • телепортуватися (teleportuvatysja)travel without physically crossing distance
Vietnamese dịch chuyển tức thời
  • dịch chuyển tức thờitravel without physically crossing distance
Welsh telegludo, telegludo
  • telegludotravel without physically crossing distance
  • telegludomove an object by teleportation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

teleport. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleport

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“teleport.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleport. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teleport,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleport.

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