- 1transport something/somebody (+ adv./prep.) to take something or someone from one place to another in a vehicle to transport goods/passengers The shipment of books was transported by sea.
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- 2transport something (+ adv./prep.) to move something somewhere by means of a natural process synonym carry The seeds are transported by the wind. Blood transports oxygen around the body.
- 3transport somebody (+ adv./prep.) to make someone feel that they are in a different place, time, or situation The book transports you to another world.
- 4transport somebody (+ adv./prep.) (in the past) to send someone to a far away place as a punishment British convicts were transported to Australia for life.
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NAmE//trænsˈpɔrt//, NAmE//ˈtrænspɔrt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they transport he / she / it transports
past simple transported
-ing form transporting
NAmE//trænˈspɔrtər//
nounSee transport in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: transport