English Online Dictionary. What means transport? What does transport mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin trānsportō, from trans (“across”) + porto (“to carry”). By surface analysis, trans- (“beyond, across, through”) + port (“to carry, bear, or convey; to bring”).
Pronunciation
- Verb
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: trănspôrtʹ, tränspôrtʹ, IPA(key): /tɹænsˈpɔːt/, /tɹɑːnˈspɔːt/
- (General American) enPR: trănspôrtʹ, IPA(key): /tɹænsˈpɔɹt/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈpo(ː)ɹt/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈpoət/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t
- Hyphenation: trans‧port
- Noun
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: trănsʹpôrt, tränsʹpôrt, IPA(key): /ˈtɹæns.pɔːt/, /ˈtɹɑːnspɔːt/
- (General American) enPR: trănsʹpôrt, IPA(key): /ˈtɹæns.pɔɹt/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈtɹæns.po(ː)ɹt/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈtɹæns.poət/
- Rhymes: -ænspɔː(ɹ)t
- Hyphenation: trans‧port
Verb
transport (third-person singular simple present transports, present participle transporting, simple past and past participle transported)
- To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
- (historical) To deport to a penal colony.
- (figuratively) To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (carry or bear from one place to another): convey, ferry, move, relocate, shift, ship
- (historical: deport to a penal colony): banish, deport, exile, expatriate, extradite
- (move someone to strong emotion): carry away, enrapture
Translations
Noun
transport (countable and uncountable, plural transports)
- An act of transporting; conveyance.
- The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
- 1919, Elisabeth P. Stork (translator), Heidi, Johanna Spyri, page 53:
- In her transport at finding such treasures, Heidi even forgot Peter and his goats.
- 1919, Elisabeth P. Stork (translator), Heidi, Johanna Spyri, page 53:
- A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)
- (Canada) A tractor-trailer.
- The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
- A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
- (historical) A deported convict.
Synonyms
- (act of transporting): conveyance, ferrying, moving, relocation, shifting, shipping
- (state of being transported by emotion): rapture
- ((military) vehicle used to transport troops):
- (vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight):
- (system of transporting people): See public transport
- (device that moves recording tape across the heads of a recorder):
- (historical: deported convict): deportee, exile, expatriate
Translations
Derived terms
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Catalan
Etymology
From transportar (“to transport”).
Noun
transport m (plural transports)
- transport
Further reading
- “transport”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
- “transport”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “transport” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “transport” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch transport, from Middle French transport, from Old French transport, from transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin transporto, from trans (“across”) + porto (“to carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trɑnˈspɔrt/, /trɑnsˈpɔrt/
- Hyphenation: trans‧port
- Rhymes: -ɔrt
Noun
transport n (plural transporten, diminutive transportje n)
- transport
Synonyms
- vervoer
Descendants
- Afrikaans: transport
- → Guyanese Creole English: transport
- → Indonesian: transpor
Estonian
Etymology
Internationalism ultimately from Latin trānsportō.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: trans‧port
Noun
transport (genitive transpordi, partitive transporti)
- transport
- Synonym: veondus
Declension
Derived terms
- ühistransport
Further reading
- “transport”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
- “transport”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “transport”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- transport in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ/
- Rhymes: -ɔʁ
- Homophone: transports
Noun
transport m (plural transports)
- transport
Derived terms
Further reading
- “transport”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Medieval Latin transportus, from Latin transportare.
Noun
transport m (definite singular transporten, indefinite plural transporter, definite plural transportene)
- transport, transportation
Derived terms
References
- “transport” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin transportus, from Latin transportare.
Noun
transport m (definite singular transporten, indefinite plural transportar, definite plural transportane)
- transport, transportation
Derived terms
References
- “transport” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French transport. First attested in 1661. Compare Silesian transport.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -anspɔrt
- Syllabification: tran‧sport
Noun
transport m inan
- (uncountable) transport (act of transporting)
- Synonyms: przewóz, transfer
- (countable) transport (vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight)
- (countable) load, cargo (that which is transported)
- Synonyms: fracht, ładunek
- (countable) transport (system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region)
- (uncountable) transport (branch of the economy dealing with transport)
- (uncountable) transport (subject of study dealing with transport)
- (uncountable) transport (all means and activities related to the transport of people and cargo)
- (countable) transportees (escorted group of people)
- (uncountable, geology) transport (relocation of rock weathering products by water, wind and ice)
- (uncountable, finances) transfer (relocation of a sum from one side of an account or ledger to another)
- (uncountable, engineering) transfer (relocation of energy)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Kashubian: transpòrt
References
Further reading
- transport in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- transport in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “transport”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “transport”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 98
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French transport.
Pronunciation
Noun
transport n (plural transporturi)
- transport
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
trànsport m animacy unspecified (Cyrillic spelling тра̀нспорт)
- transport, conveyance
- transport (vehicle)
Declension
Silesian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Transport.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtran.spɔrt/
- Rhymes: -anspɔrt
- Syllabification: tran‧sport
Noun
transport m inan
- transport
Further reading
- transport in silling.org
- Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “transport”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 144
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
transport c
- a transport, something to be moved
- a transport, a preliminary sum to be carried to the next page
- a transport, promotion to a new job or task
Declension
Related terms
- transportera
See also
- befordran
- export
- import
- kommunikation
- minnessiffra
- spedition
- trafik
- åkeri
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ترانسپورط (transport), from French transport.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾɑns.pɔɾt/
Noun
transport (definite accusative transportu, plural transportlar)
- transport