[
US
/ˈtɹænsfɝ, tɹænsˈfɝ/
]
VERB
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lift and reset in another soil or situation
Transplant the young rice plants - transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
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move around
transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket -
move from one place to another
transfer the patient to another hospital
transmit the news
transfer the data -
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast -
send from one person or place to another
transmit a message -
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
He removed his children to the countryside
remove a case to another court
Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city -
cause to change ownership
I transferred my stock holdings to my children -
transfer from one place or period to another
The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America
NOUN
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someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
the best student was a transfer from LSU - application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
- a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
- the act of moving something from one location to another
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the act of transfering something from one form to another
the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise - transferring ownership
How To Use transfer In A Sentence
- Since the extra energy being transferred from one molecule to the next changes the way each absorbs and emits light, the flow of energy can be followed through optical spectroscopy, resolved on a femtosecond timescale.
- The caller urges the often elderly victims to transfer their money to a'safe' account set up in their name. Times, Sunday Times
- The transfer of control to the patient also provides the priceless gift of independence. Times, Sunday Times
- Hassan in frequently going to sleep in one town, to awake in another far distant, but without the benighted Oriental's surprise at the transfer, the afrit who performed this prodigy being a steam-engine, and the magician it obeyed the human mind. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873
- Several other recent transfers have been accompanied by a strong whiff of controversy.
- And I'm not too stupid to realise this is all transference.
- Transfer the drained veg to a large bowl. Times, Sunday Times
- Transplacental transfer of small - cell carcinoma of lung.
- High-level synthesis is also called behavioral synthesis, the main task of which is to translate the behavioral description of a digital system into the design of RTL (Register Transfer Level).
- Heat the oil in a casserole dish, ideally one that fits the meat snugly (or use a large frying pan and then transfer the joint to a casserole dish).
