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transport

Meaning in simple English

US /ˈtrænspɔrt/ · UK /ˈtrænspɔːt/

transport means: To carry people or things from one place to another, usually in a vehicle.

verb

MOVE GOODS PEOPLEB1

To carry people or things from one place to another, usually in a vehicle.

  • The vans transport food.
  • They transported the patient to hospital.
  • How will you transport all this equipment?

How to use it: transport someone/something from A to B (Trucks transport food from farms to markets.); transport someone/something by something (The equipment was transported by train.)

Similar words: carry, move, convey

Common phrases: transport goods, transport passengers, transport by road

OVERWHELM WITH FEELINGC2

To fill someone with a very strong feeling, especially joy.

  • The music transported him with joy.
  • Her singing transported the audience into a state of delight.
  • He was transported by the beauty of the final song.

How to use it: transport someone with something (The beautiful music transported her with delight.)

Similar words: enrapture, entrance

Common phrases: transport with joy, transport with delight, transport the soul

noun

TRAVEL SYSTEMA2

The ways or systems used to move people and goods, such as buses, trains, and roads.

  • Public transport is cheap here.
  • The city needs a better transport system.
  • What means of transport do you use?

Similar words: transportation

Common phrases: public transport, means of transport, transport system

ACT OF MOVINGB1

The act of taking people or goods from one place to another.

  • The price includes transport.
  • We arranged the transport of the furniture.
  • Safe transport of these animals is essential.

How to use it: transport of someone/something (The transport of injured people requires special care.)

Similar words: transportation, conveyance

Common phrases: transport of goods, transport by rail, safe transport

CARRYING VEHICLEB2

A vehicle, ship, or aircraft used to carry people or goods.

  • The transport carried fifty soldiers.
  • Two military transports landed at the airfield.
  • They boarded a transport bound for the island.

Similar words: carrier

Common phrases: military transport, troop transport, cargo transport

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