How to pronounce transport
American English pronunciation
trans-PORT
- IPA
- /tɹænsˈpɔɹt/
- Syllables
- trans · PORT (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- TRANS-port
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What transport means
To carry people or things from one place to another
In a sentence: Big trucks transport fresh apples from the farm to the city.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "to carry across," from trans-, meaning across, and a word meaning to carry.
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