Kilo Lingo

/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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This word is part of lesson 54.