teleport
verb /ˈtelɪpɔːt/
/ˈtelɪpɔːrt/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they teleport | /ˈtelɪpɔːt/ /ˈtelɪpɔːrt/ |
| he / she / it teleports | /ˈtelɪpɔːts/ /ˈtelɪpɔːrts/ |
| past simple teleported | /ˈtelɪpɔːtɪd/ /ˈtelɪpɔːrtɪd/ |
| past participle teleported | /ˈtelɪpɔːtɪd/ /ˈtelɪpɔːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form teleporting | /ˈtelɪpɔːtɪŋ/ /ˈtelɪpɔːrtɪŋ/ |
- teleport (somebody/something) (usually in science fiction) to move somebody/something immediately from one place to another a distance away, using special equipment; to be moved in this way
- The search party was teleported down to the planet's surface.
Word Origin1950s: back-formation from teleportation (1930s), from tele- ‘at a distance’ + a shortened form of transportation.