Transport
Definition
Transport refers to the act or means of carrying people, goods, or materials from one place to another.
Parts of Speech
- Verb
- Noun
Pronunciation
American English
- IPA Pronunciation (verb): /trænˈspɔrt/
- IPA Pronunciation (noun): /ˈtræn.spɔrt/
- Respelling: trans-PORT (verb), TRANS-port (noun)
British English
- IPA Pronunciation (verb): /trænˈspɔːt/
- IPA Pronunciation (noun): /ˈtræn.spɔːt/
- Respelling: trans-PORT (verb), TRANS-port (noun)
Etymology
The word "transport" originates from Latin "transportare," meaning "to carry across," from "trans-" (across) and "portare" (to carry). It entered Middle English through Old French "transporter."
Derivatives
- Transportation (noun)
- Transporter (noun)
- Transported (adjective/verb)
- Transportable (adjective)
- Transports (noun, plural)
Synonyms
- Convey
- Move
- Ship
Antonyms
- Stationary
- Immobilize
- None
Usage
The verb "transport" describes the action of carrying or moving, as in "They transported goods to the warehouse." The noun "transport" refers to the means or act of movement, as in "Public transport is essential for urban areas."
Related Terms
- Logistics: The management of transporting goods or resources.
- Transit: The act of passing through or across a place.
- Freight: Goods transported in bulk.
Detailed Definitions
Verb
- To carry or move from one place to another: Refers to the physical act of relocation.
- Example: "Trucks are used to transport goods across the country."
- To deport or exile (historical): Refers to the act of forcibly relocating someone, often as punishment.
- Example: "Criminals were transported to penal colonies."
Noun
- The means or system of moving goods or people: Refers to methods like vehicles or infrastructure.
- Example: "Transport systems need to be efficient and sustainable."
- A vehicle or vessel used for moving people or goods: Refers to any mode of transport.
- Example: "The transport carried essential supplies to the disaster zone."
transport
Trucks are used to transport goods across the country.
Criminals were transported to penal colonies.
Transport systems need to be efficient and sustainable.
🇨🇳 Mandarin
- 运输 (yùnshū): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /yn51 ʂu5/
- Respelling in English: yun-shu
- 交通工具 (jiāotōng gōngjù): transport (noun, as in means of transport)
- IPA Pronunciation: /tɕjaʊ̯55 thʊŋ55 kʊŋ35 tɕy51/
- Respelling in English: jiao-tong gong-ju
🇮🇳 Hindi
- परिवहन (parivahan): to transport (verb), transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /pəriːʋəɦən/
- Respelling in English: pari-vahan
🇪🇸 Spanish
- Transportar (transportar): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /tɾanspoɾˈtaɾ/
- Respelling in English: transportar
- Transporte (transporte): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /tɾansˈpoɾte/
- Respelling in English: transporte
🇫🇷 French
- Transporter (transporter): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /tʁɑ̃spɔʁte/
- Respelling in English: transporter
- Transport (transport): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /tʁɑ̃spoʁ/
- Respelling in English: transport
🇦🇪 Modern Standard Arabic
- نقل (naql): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /naqil/
- Respelling in English: naql
- النقل (al-naql): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /al-naqil/
- Respelling in English: al-naql
🇧🇩 Bengali
- পরিবহন (paribahan): to transport (verb), transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /pɔribɔɦɔn/
- Respelling in English: pari-bohon
🇷🇺 Russian
- Транспортировать (transportirovat'): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /trɐnˈsportʲɪrəvətʲ/
- Respelling in English: transportirovat'
- Транспорт (transport): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /trɐnˈsport/
- Respelling in English: transport
🇵🇹 Portuguese
- Transportar (transportar): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /tɾɐ̃ʃpoɾˈtaɾ/
- Respelling in English: transportar
- Transporte (transporte): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /tɾɐ̃ʃˈpoɾt(ɨ)/
- Respelling in English: transporte
🇮🇩 Indonesian
- Mentransportasikan (mentransportasikan): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /mən.tran.spor.ta.si.kan/
- Respelling in English: mentransportasikan
- Transportasi (transportasi): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /tran.spor.ta.si/
- Respelling in English: transportasi
🇩🇪 German
- Transportieren (transportieren): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˌtʁanspɔʁˈtiːʁən/
- Respelling in English: transportieren
- Transport (transport): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /tʁansˈpɔʁt/
- Respelling in English: transport
🇯🇵 Japanese
- 輸送する (yusō suru): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /jusoː suɾu/
- Respelling in English: yuso suru
- 交通 (kōtsū): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /koːtsɯː/
- Respelling in English: ko-tsu
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
- Vận chuyển (vận chuyển): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /vən ʈwən˧˥/
- Respelling in English: van chuyen
- Giao thông (giao thông): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /zaːw˧ˀ˦thoŋ˧˥/
- Respelling in English: giao thong
🇰🇷 Korean
- 운송하다 (unsonghada): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /un.soŋ.ha.da/
- Respelling in English: un-song-ha-da
- 교통 (gyotong): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /kjo.thoŋ/
- Respelling in English: gyo-tong
🇹🇷 Turkish
- Taşımak (taşımak): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /taʃɯmak/
- Respelling in English: tashimak
- Taşıma (taşıma): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /taʃɯma/
- Respelling in English: tashima
🇵🇰 Urdu
- نقل کرنا (naql karna): to transport (verb)
- IPA Pronunciation: /naqil kər.naː/
- Respelling in English: naql karna
- ٹرانسپورٹ (transport): transport (noun)
- IPA Pronunciation: /trɑːnspɔːrt/
- Respelling in English: transport
