/trænˈspɔːt/
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Translation
To move people or things from one place to another. In British English, transport is also the system of buses, trains, and other ways of travelling.
Word origin
From Latin transportare, from trans, meaning across, plus portare, to carry.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- transportare
- English cognates
- port, portable, import
Grammar
Verb typeregular (transport, transports, transported)
Examples
lorry .
To "transport" something is to carry it from one place to another.
.
People can be transported too, especially in official language.
London .
The noun is said /ˈtrænspɔːt/, with the stress at the front. "Public transport" means buses, trains, and the underground.
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