Transported Transport Verb Bre Trænˈspɔːt Trænˈspɔːrt Goods/Passengers Luggage

• to transport goods/passengers
• most of our luggage was transported by sea.
• the seeds are transported by the wind.
• blood transports oxygen around the body.

transport

1. to take something/somebody from one place to another in a vehicle
• to transport goods/passengers
• Most of our luggage was transported by sea.
2. to move something somewhere by means of a natural process
• synonym carry
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• The seeds are transported by the wind.
• Blood transports oxygen around the body.
3. to make somebody feel that they are in a different place, time or situation
• The book transports you to another world.
4. (in the past) to send somebody to a far away place as a punishment
• British convicts were transported to Australia for life.

Extra Examples

• Convicted criminals were transported to the Australian colonies.
• Our furniture can easily be transported from the shop to your home.
• The animals are transported in trucks, often without being fed or watered for days.
• Too many goods are currently being transported by road.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they transport
• he / she / it transports
• past simple transported
• past participle transported
• -ing form transporting

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French transporter or Latin transportare, from trans- ‘across’ + portare ‘carry’.