teleport

verb

tele·​port ˈte-lə-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce teleport (audio)
teleported; teleporting; teleports

transitive verb

: to transfer by teleportation

Examples of teleport in a Sentence

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Their sweeping glass, jutting forward, teleports you outside the site, cinematically reframing the immediate surroundings, and the city. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 In experiments, the researchers teleported a 100-pixel image of the letter Q. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026 But before all that, Diana meets an appealing suitor, Lalo (Andrew Bargsted), who seems to teleport into her birthday party. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 But, if each World Cup pushes the sport two steps forward before it, unavoidably, takes one step back, the 2026 tournament and the spirit of the men’s national team will have teleported American soccer fandom to a new place. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for teleport

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from teleportation

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of teleport was in 1931

Rhymes for teleport

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teleport
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“Teleport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teleport. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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