transport

Everyday

1. noun: Transport is a way of moving people or goods from one place to another, such as cars, buses, trains, planes and ships. tree →
2. verb: To transport means to move people or goods from one place to another. tree →
3. verb: To be transported can mean to feel taken to another place or time by a story or music. tree →
4. (science) Transport is how a body or plant moves things, like blood carrying oxygen. tree →
5. A transport can also be a great rush of strong feeling, such as joy. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and maths: public transport, timetables, journeys, speed and cost problems. In science: the heart and blood transport oxygen; roots and stems transport water. Phrases: public transport, means of transport, transport goods, transported by.

Examples

• Buses and trains are public transport. tree →
• Lorries transport food to the shops. tree →
• What kind of transport do you use to get to school? tree →
• Blood transports oxygen around the body. tree →
• The story transported me to a magical land. tree →
• Ships transport goods across the ocean. tree →
• And she flung herself into her friend's arms in a transport of delight. tree →

Note

Noun stressed TRANS-port; verb stressed trans-PORT. In US English the noun is usually "transportation". Uncountable noun: say "a means of transport", not "a transport". In maths: if a bus carries 50 people, 3 buses transport 150.