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apport

See also: Apport

English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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

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Verb

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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.

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French

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Etymology

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From apporter.

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  • IPA(key): /a.pɔʁ/
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Noun

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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.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Interjection

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apport

  1. fetch

Usage notes

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Used as a command to dogs.

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apport c

  1. retrieval

Declension

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Declension of apport 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative apport apporten — —
Genitive apports apportens — —

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