Etymological root
portare
to carry; to bring
Forms to recognize: portō, portāre, portātum
Carrying is the useful image in this Latin family. Portable objects can be carried; transport moves people or goods; import and export describe movement into and out of a country. Report belongs through a Latin verb meaning to carry back. A modern report carries information in a figurative sense: that is a memory aid, not a complete definition.
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transport
The system or vehicles used for carrying people or goods from one place to another.
Reliable public transport lets residents reach the hospital without a car.
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import
To bring goods or products in from another country, usually to sell them.
The company plans to import olive oil from Greece for its new shops.
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export
To sell and send goods to another country.
The workshop will export its handmade lamps to stores in Canada.
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report
A spoken or written account of something, especially news or the results of research.
The engineer's report on the bridge identified two damaged supports.