American English pronunciation
How to pronounce transfer
IPA transcription: [tɹæns'fɚ]
Pronunciation variants: [tɹæns'fɚ][t'ɹænsfɚ]
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Noun
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the act of moving something from one location to another
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someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
“the best student was a transfer from LSU”
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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”
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application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
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a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
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transferring ownership
Verb
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move around
“transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket”
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lift and reset in another soil or situation
“Transplant the young rice plants”
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transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
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move from one place to another
“transfer the data”
“transmit the news”
“transfer the patient to another hospital”
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change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
“She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast”
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shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
“He removed his children to the countryside”
“Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city”
“remove a case to another court”
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send from one person or place to another
“transmit a message”
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cause to change ownership
“I transferred my stock holdings to my children”
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transfer from one place or period to another
“The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America”
Usage examples
- According to another tradition, the name is a transfer from Ferney, France.
- The transfer required two hours nineteen minutes and ten seconds to complete.
- A significant amount of flavor is transferred from the food to the cooking liquid.
- He opposed transferring prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
- After the grounding her crew and supplies were transferred to smaller ships.
- Miller said about the transfer: I have got a point to prove.
- Passengers were transferred to other vessels.
- Like NetMeeting, they support whiteboarding, desktop sharing, and file transfers.
- Transfer, degree completion and graduate students are not part of the guarantee.
- The two remaining prisoners were transferred to "Haddock".