apport

From Latin apportō (“to bring, to carry”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈpɔːt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈpɔɹt/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t

apport (countable and uncountable, plural apports)

1. (parapsychology) 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.
   • 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 April 2019:

     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."

2. (parapsychology) An object that appears from an unknown source.

apport (third-person singular simple present apports, present participle apporting, simple past and past participle apported)

1. (parapsychology) To cause an apport on an object, to make a thing appear from nowhere.

• asport

• art pop, pop art

From apporter.

• IPA^(key): /a.pɔʁ/

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apport m (plural apports)

1. contribution, input

   En agriculture, les traceurs isotopes permettent de suivre le cycle de l’eau et ainsi d’optimiser les apports au terrain.

   In agriculture, isotopic labels allow the water cycle to be traced, thus optimizing its contributions to the soil.

• “apport”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

From French apporte, the second-person singular imperative of French apporter, itself from Latin apporto. Compare German Apport.

apport

1. fetch

Used as a command to dogs.

• apportera

apport c

1. retrieval

• “apport”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “apport”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “apport”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

• toppar