|
|
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
traens
f r
[or]
traens
fuhr
|
| inflections: |
transfers, transferring, transferred |
| definition 1: |
to convey or move from one place or person to another.
Her company is transferring her to the Los Angeles office.Please hold while I transfer your call to our other department.I transferred everything from my old wallet to my new one.The disease is transferred from one person to another through sneezing or coughing.
- synonyms:
- carry, convey, transport
- similar words:
- channel, consign, empty, forward, move, relocate, remove, send, shift, take, transmit
|
| definition 2: |
in law, to make over the control or legal title of.
She transferred the property to her brother.- synonyms:
- alienate, convey
- similar words:
- bequeath, cede, consign, deed, devise, grant, hand down, will
|
| definition 3: |
to copy (a design, illustration, or the like) from one surface to another by pressing the surfaces together.
Press evenly against the surface or you won't transfer the design completely.- synonyms:
- imprint
- similar words:
- copy, duplicate, lithograph, print, stamp, stencil
|
| related words: |
alternate, bear, carry, cart, commend, commit, deliver, displace, dispose of, give, negotiate, pass, project, remit, surrender |
|
|
|
|
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
traens
fr
|
| definition 1: |
to move from one place or situation to another.
He transferred to the downtown branch office last year.- synonyms:
- move, relocate
- similar words:
- remove, shift, switch
|
| definition 2: |
to change from one bus, train, or the like to another.
When you get to Times Square, you'll need to transfer.- synonyms:
- change
- similar words:
- switch
|
| related words: |
alternate, cart, deliver, migrate, repair |
|
|
|
|
| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
traens
fr
|
| definition 1: |
the act or process of transferring.
The transfer of power after the election went relatively smoothly.He was looking forward to his transfer back to the States.- synonyms:
- shift, transferal, transference
- similar words:
- conveyance, move, relocation, removal, transmission, transplant, transport, transportation
|
| definition 2: |
the state of being transferred.
- synonyms:
- transference
- similar words:
- transplant, transportation
|
| definition 3: |
a ticket given without charge allowing a passenger to shift from one bus, train, or the like to another.
- similar words:
- pass
|
| definition 4: |
an illustration, design, or the like that can be transferred from one surface to another.
- similar words:
- decal, lithograph, print, stamp, stencil
|
| definition 5: |
in law, the conveyance of property by gift or sale from one party to another.
- synonyms:
- alienation, conveyance
- similar words:
- assignment, cession, grant
|
| related words: |
commission, communication, discharge, disposal |
|
|
| derivations: |
transferable (transferrable) (adj.), transferability (n.) |
|
|