apport
UK/əˈpɔːt/US/əˈpɔɹt/
apport noun: the supposed paranormal transference of an object from one place to another, or the appearance of an object from an unknown source, often associated with poltergeist activity and séances.
Noun
apport (countable and uncountable, plural apports)
- The supposed paranormal transference of an object from one place to another, or the appearance of an object from an unknown source, often associated with poltergeist activity and séances.
- She put her hand down and felt it. "It's a flower - a chrysanthemum. Thank you, Wee One!" "An apport?" asked Mailey. "No, no, Mr. Mailey," said Bolsover. "They were in the vase on the harmonium. Speak to her, Miss Challenger. Keep the vibrations going."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Which Describes Some Strange Doings in Hammersmith”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published...
- An object that appears from an unknown source.
Verb
apport (third-person singular simple present apports, present participle apporting, simple past and past participle apported)
- To cause an apport on an object, to make a thing appear from nowhere.
apport meaning in Tamil
apport in Tamil
- இடம் பெயர்க்கும் உள்ளுறை ஆற்றல், பங்களிப்பு
Forms of apport
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | apports |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | apports |
| present participle | apporting |
| past participle | apported |
| past | apported |
Origin of apport
From Latin apportō (“to bring, to carry”).
Words that rhyme with apport
44 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- export
- mort
- assort
- escort
- fort
- quart
- resort
- retort
- thwart
- wart
- cavort
- comport
- detort
- distort
- extort
- swart
- transport
- come short
- consort
- contort
- desport
- ort
- purport
- reimport
- tort
- accourt
- aport
- asnort
- asport
- bort
- coreport
- Crown Court
- dort
- exhort
- Isle aux Morts
- kangaroo court
- misreport
- reexport
- rereport
- rort
- skort
- spoilsport
- torte
- worrywart
Questions about apport
- What does apport mean?
- Apport means the supposed paranormal transference of an object from one place to another, or the appearance of an object from an unknown source, often associated with poltergeist activity and séances.
- What is apport in Tamil?
- Apport in Tamil is இடம் பெயர்க்கும் உள்ளுறை ஆற்றல், பங்களிப்பு. See Apport meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is apport?
- Apport can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce apport?
- Apport is pronounced /əˈpɔːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of apport?
- The plural of apport is apports.
Words near apport in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: apport (page history and authors); apport (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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