transfer

UK /tɹɑːnsˈfɜː/US /tɹænsˈfɚ/

verb 7
/ˈtɹæns.fɚ/ noun 13
forms 6

verb7

to move someone or something to a different place, or from one person to another
To be or become transferred.
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To arrange for something to belong to or be officially controlled by somebody else.
- The title to land is transferred by deed.
To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
To move from a wheelchair to another seating surface, or to a wheelchair from another seating surface.
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To 'carry' or apply anything (a concept, a name...) from one type of thing to a different type of thing.
- The ancient Romans named the planet Mars by transferring that name from a deity of their pantheon to the planet appearing in the night sky.
To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.

transfer

UK /ˈtɹɑːns.fɜː/US /ˈtɹæns.fɚ/

noun13

The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal.
A pathological process by which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.
The conveying of genetic material from one cell to another.
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Of a person with limited mobility: an instance of independent or assisted movement from one stable surface to another.
- Understanding car transfers and [wheelchair] loading in independent drivers is crucial to prevent shoulder pain and injury and preserve community participation. — 2015
A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another.
A person who transfers or is transferred from one club or team to another.
(US, Canada) Ellipsis of transfer student.
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An act of exiting one mass transit vehicle and boarding another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
- Free transfers can be made between the Red and Orange Lines by walking from one of the station's platforms to another; in addition, riders using a fare card also get free transfers between bus and subway at the station.
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A design conveyed by contact from one surface to another; a heat transfer.
- All passenger stock is lettered in shaded gold leaf transfers and has never been decorated with either a crest or monogram. — 1956
A paper receipt given to a rider of one bus (and historically also certain elevated or subway lines), allowing free entry onto another bus to continue a journey.
A conventional bid which requests partner to bid the next available suit.
Ellipsis of language transfer.

forms

transferred · transferredst · transferring · transferreth · transfers · transferrest