[+ obj] 1 : to carry (someone or something) from one place to another
▪ A van at the hotel transports guests to and from the airport. ▪ the cost of producing and transporting goods ▪ The melons are transported in large wooden crates. ▪ The illness was first transported across the ocean by European explorers. 2 a : to cause (someone) to imagine that he or she is in a different place or time
▪ The movie transports us to a world of stunning beauty. ▪ While reading, I was transported back to the year 1492.
b literary : to cause (someone) to feel very happy, interested, or excited — usually used as (be) transported ▪ We were transported by the music. 3 in the past : to send (a criminal) to live in a distant country as a form of punishment
▪ He was transported for stealing.
▪ A van at the hotel transports guests to and from the airport. ▪ the cost of producing and transporting goods ▪ The melons are transported in large wooden crates. ▪ The illness was first transported across the ocean by European explorers.
▪ The movie transports us to a world of stunning beauty. ▪ While reading, I was transported back to the year 1492.
b literary : to cause (someone) to feel very happy, interested, or excited — usually used as (be) transported ▪ We were transported by the music.
▪ He was transported for stealing.





