Meanings
present singular third person transports · participle present transporting · participle past transported · past transported · first person past singular transported · archaic present second person singular transportest · past second person singular transported · archaic past second person singular transportedst · present singular third person transports · archaic present singular third person transporteth · past singular third person transported · past plural transported · past subjunctive transported · participle present transporting · participle past transported
- To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
to transport goods; to transport troops
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But the village's growth was curbed by the cliffs that restricted onward exploration for visitors, while goods such as coal and lime, which had arrived by water, were being transported up the severe incline to the town of Lynton by horse and cart.
2021 January 13, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Spectacular funiculars”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 53 - figurativelyTo move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.
Music transports the soul.
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Thes. Pray you kneele not, I was transported with your Speech, and suffer'd Your knees to wrong themselves; I have heard the fortunes Of your dead Lords, which gives me such lamenting As wakes my vengeance, and revenge for 'em.
1613–1614 (date written), John Fletcher, William Shak[e]speare, The Two Noble Kinsmen: […], London: […] Tho[mas] Cotes, for Iohn Waterson; […], published 1634, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 1[They] laugh as if transported with some fit / Of passion.
1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLCWe shall then be transported with a nobler […] wonder.
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), LondonSynonyms: carry away, enrapture
plural transports
- countableuncountableAn act of transporting; conveyance.
The transport of goods is not included in the price given on the website.
Synonyms: conveyance, ferrying, moving, relocation, shifting, shipping
- countableuncountableThe state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
In her transport at finding such treasures, Heidi even forgot Peter and his goats.
1919, Elisabeth P. Stork (translator), Heidi, Johanna Spyri, page 53Synonyms: rapture
- CanadacountableuncountableA tractor-trailer.
- countableuncountableThe system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
The local transport received a big boost as part of the mayor's infrastructural plans.
Synonyms: see: public transport
- countableuncountableA device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
Synonyms: [Term?]
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
verbTo deport to a penal colony.
verbTo move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.
nounAn act of transporting; conveyance.
nounThe state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
nounA vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)
nounThe system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
nounA device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
nounA deported convict.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomething that serves as a means of transportation
nounthe commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
nouna state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
nouna mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
nounthe act of moving something from one location to another
verbmove while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
verbsend from one person or place to another
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrāns-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*pr̥téh₂
- Proto-Italic*portā
- Proto-Italic*portāō
- Latinportō
- Latintrānsportāre
- Old Frenchtransporter
- Middle Englishtransporten
- Englishtransport
Inherited from Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin trānsportāre (“to carry over, take across, carry, convey, remove, transport”), from trāns- (“across, over, to the farther side of”) + portō (“to bear, carry, convey, take”). By surface analysis, trans- (“beyond, across, through”) + port (“to carry, bear, or convey; to bring”).
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μετακομίζω, ὀχοῦμαι
- μετακομίζω (metakomízō)carry or bear from one place to another
- ὀχοῦμαι (okhoûmai)carry or bear from one place to another
Arabic نَقَلَ, نَقْل
- نَقَلَ (naqala)carry or bear from one place to another
- نَقْل (naql)act of transporting
Bulgarian пренасям, превозвам
- пренасям (prenasjam)carry or bear from one place to another
- превозвам (prevozvam)carry or bear from one place to another
- транспортирам (transportiram)carry or bear from one place to another
- изпращам на каторга (izpraštam na katorga)historical: deport to a penal colony
- увличам (uvličam)move someone to strong emotion
- прена́сяне (prenásjane)act of transporting
- прево́зване (prevózvane)act of transporting
- транспо́рт (transpórt)act of transporting
- увлече́ние (uvlečénie)state of being transported by emotion
- транспо́рт (transpórt)vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- като́ржник (katóržnik)historical: deported convict
Catalan transportar, deportar
- transportarcarry or bear from one place to another
- deportarhistorical: deport to a penal colony
- transportact of transporting
- deportathistorical: deported convict
Chinese Mandarin 流放, 運輸 /运输
- 流放 (liúfàng)historical: deport to a penal colony
- 運輸 /运输 (yùnshū)act of transporting
Czech dopravit, doprava
- dopravitcarry or bear from one place to another
- dopravaact of transporting
- transportérmilitary: vehicle used to transport troops
Danish transportere, deportere
- transporterecarry or bear from one place to another
- deporterehistorical: deport to a penal colony
- transportact of transporting
- befordringact of transporting
- transporteringstate of being transported by emotion
- køretøjvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- fartøjvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- transportskibvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- transportflyvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
Dutch overbrengen, voeren
- overbrengencarry or bear from one place to another
- voerencarry or bear from one place to another
- vervoerencarry or bear from one place to another
- transporterencarry or bear from one place to another
- deporterenhistorical: deport to a penal colony
- wegvoerenhistorical: deport to a penal colony
- meeslepenmove someone to strong emotion
- in vervoering brengenmove someone to strong emotion
- vervoerenmove someone to strong emotion
- vervoeract of transporting
- transportact of transporting
- vervoeringstate of being transported by emotion
- transportvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- vrachtvoertuigvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- troepentransportmilitary: vehicle used to transport troops
- strafgevangenehistorical: deported convict
Esperanto transporti
- transporticarry or bear from one place to another
Finnish kuljettaa, siirtää
- kuljettaacarry or bear from one place to another
- siirtääcarry or bear from one place to another
- kantaacarry or bear from one place to another
- rahdatacarry or bear from one place to another
- liikuttaacarry or bear from one place to another
- viedäcarry or bear from one place to another
- karkottaahistorical: deport to a penal colony
- viedä mukanaanmove someone to strong emotion
- liikuttaamove someone to strong emotion
- hurmioituamove someone to strong emotion
- kuljettaminenact of transporting
- kuljetusact of transporting
- siirtäminenact of transporting
- siirtoact of transporting
- hurmiostate of being transported by emotion
- kulkuvälinevehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- kulkuneuvovehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- kuljetusvälinevehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- kuljetusvälinemilitary: vehicle used to transport troops
- kuljetindevice that moves recording tape across the heads of a recorder
- karkotettuhistorical: deported convict
French reporter, transporter
- reportercarry or bear from one place to another
- transportercarry or bear from one place to another
- transportact of transporting
- transportstate of being transported by emotion
- transportvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- transport m de troupesmilitary: vehicle used to transport troops
German transportieren, befördern
- transportierencarry or bear from one place to another
- beförderncarry or bear from one place to another
- Beförderungact of transporting
- Speditionact of transporting
- Beförderungvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
Greek μετακινώ, οχούμαι
- μετακινώ (metakinó)carry or bear from one place to another
- οχούμαι (ochoúmai)carry or bear from one place to another
- εξορίζω (exorízo)historical: deport to a penal colony
- εκπατρίζω (ekpatrízo)historical: deport to a penal colony
- συνεπαίρνω (synepaírno/synepaírnomai)move someone to strong emotion
- συνεπαίρνομαι (synepaírno/synepaírnomai)move someone to strong emotion
- εκστασιάζω (ekstasiázo/ekstasiázomai)move someone to strong emotion
- εκστασιάζομαι (ekstasiázo/ekstasiázomai)move someone to strong emotion
- μεταφορά (metaforá)act of transporting
- μετακίνηση (metakínisi)act of transporting
- όχημα (óchima)vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
Hindi ढोना, ढोना
- ढोना (ḍhonā)carry or bear from one place to another
- ढोना (ḍhonā)act of transporting
- परिवहन (parivhan)act of transporting
- परिवहन (parivhan)state of being transported by emotion
- वाहन (vāhan)vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
Hungarian szállít, fuvaroz
- szállítcarry or bear from one place to another
- fuvarozcarry or bear from one place to another
- szállításact of transporting
Irish iompair
- iompaircarry or bear from one place to another
Italian trasportare, deportare
- trasportarecarry or bear from one place to another
- deportarehistorical: deport to a penal colony
- trasportaremove someone to strong emotion
- trasportoact of transporting
- portoact of transporting
- trasportostate of being transported by emotion
Japanese 追放する, 運送
- 追放する (tsuihō-suru)historical: deport to a penal colony
- 運送 (unsō)act of transporting
- 輸送 (yusō)act of transporting
- 輸送機関 (yusōkikan)vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- 乗り物 (norimono)vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- 追放 (tsuihō)historical: deported convict
Korean 수송하다, 운송
- 수송하다 (susonghada)carry or bear from one place to another
- 운송 (unsong)act of transporting
- 수송 (susong)act of transporting
Latin vectō, trānsportō
- vectōcarry or bear from one place to another
- trānsportōcarry or bear from one place to another
Latvian transportēt, pārvest
- transportētcarry or bear from one place to another
- pārvestcarry or bear from one place to another
- izsūtīthistorical: deport to a penal colony
- aizrautmove someone to strong emotion
- sajūsminātmove someone to strong emotion
- transportsact of transporting
- pārvešanaact of transporting
- aizrautībastate of being transported by emotion
- sajūsmastate of being transported by emotion
- transportlīdzeklisvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- katordzniekshistorical: deported convict
Malay angkut, pengangkutan
- angkutcarry or bear from one place to another
- pengangkutanact of transporting
- transporact of transporting
Norwegian føre
- førecarry or bear from one place to another
Norwegian Bokmål transportere, deportere
- transporterecarry or bear from one place to another
- deporterehistorical: deport to a penal colony
- transportact of transporting
Persian ترابری کردن, ترانسپورت کردن
- ترابری کردن (tarâbari kardan)carry or bear from one place to another
- ترانسپورت کردن (trânsport kardan)carry or bear from one place to another
- ترابردن (tarābordan)carry or bear from one place to another
Polish przewozić, zsyłać
- przewozićcarry or bear from one place to another
- zsyłaćhistorical: deport to a penal colony
- transportact of transporting
- przewózact of transporting
- transportvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- transportermilitary: vehicle used to transport troops
Portuguese transportar, exilar
- transportarcarry or bear from one place to another
- exilarhistorical: deport to a penal colony
- transporteact of transporting
Romanian transporta, căra
- transportacarry or bear from one place to another
- căracarry or bear from one place to another
- transportareact of transporting
- mijloc de transportvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
Russian перевози́ть, перевезти́
- перевози́ть (perevozítʹ)carry or bear from one place to another
- перевезти́ (pereveztí)carry or bear from one place to another
- ссыла́ть (ssylátʹ)historical: deport to a penal colony
- сосла́ть (soslátʹ)historical: deport to a penal colony
- охватить (oxvatitʹ)move someone to strong emotion
- перево́зка (perevózka)act of transporting
- транспортиро́вка (transportiróvka)act of transporting
- увлече́ние (uvlečénije)state of being transported by emotion
- тра́нспорт (tránsport)vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- тра́нспортное сре́дство (tránsportnoje srédstvo)vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- транспортёр (transportjór)military: vehicle used to transport troops
- ка́торжник (kátoržnik)historical: deported convict
Scottish Gaelic còmhdhail, giùlan
- còmhdhailact of transporting
- giùlanact of transporting
Slovak doprava
- dopravaact of transporting
Spanish transportar, exiliar
- transportarcarry or bear from one place to another
- exiliarhistorical: deport to a penal colony
- transporteact of transporting
- transportevehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- deportadohistorical: deported convict
Swahili safirisha
- safirishacarry or bear from one place to another
Swedish befordra, forsla
- befordracarry or bear from one place to another
- forslacarry or bear from one place to another
- fraktacarry or bear from one place to another
- transporteracarry or bear from one place to another
- deporterahistorical: deport to a penal colony
- hänföramove someone to strong emotion
- hänryckamove someone to strong emotion
- rycka medmove someone to strong emotion
- befordranact of transporting
- fraktact of transporting
- förflyttningact of transporting
- transportact of transporting
- anfallstate of being transported by emotion
- extasstate of being transported by emotion
- hänförelsestate of being transported by emotion
- utbrottstate of being transported by emotion
- transportfartygvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- transportflygplanvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- transportfordonvehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight
- transportfartygmilitary: vehicle used to transport troops
Tamil நாடு கடத்தல், போக்குவரத்து
- நாடு கடத்தல் (nāṭu kaṭattal)historical: deport to a penal colony
- போக்குவரத்து (pōkkuvarattu)act of transporting
Thai ขนส่ง
- ขนส่ง (kǒn-sòng)carry or bear from one place to another
Welsh cludo, transbortio
- cludocarry or bear from one place to another
- transbortiocarry or bear from one place to another
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with transport
Cite this entry
transport. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transport
“transport.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transport. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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