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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
traens
f r
[or]
traens
fuhr
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| inflections: |
transfers, transferring, transferred |
| definition 1: |
to move or carry from one person or place to another.
We transferred our money to our new bank when we moved.
- synonyms:
- convey, transport
- similar words:
- move, send, shift, take, transmit
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| definition 2: |
to move from one place or situation to another.
He transferred to New York University from another school last year.- synonyms:
- move
- similar words:
- shift, switch
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| definition 3: |
to change from one bus or train to another.
In order to get home, I had to transfer at Central Station.- similar words:
- switch
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| related words: |
carry, deliver, dispose of, pass |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
traens
fr
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| definition: |
the act of moving something from one person or place to another.
The transfer of the star player to another team disappointed fans.- similar words:
- move, transmission, transport, transportation
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| related words: |
communication |
| derivations: |
transferable (transferrable) (adj.), transferability (n.) |
The word transfer
contains the following parts:
tra-, trans-
Latin
prefix
that means across, over, to the other side
  Example words:
transatlantic, transfer, transform, transit, transition, translate, translucent, transmit, transparent, transpire, transplant, transport
fer, lat2, -late
Latin
root
that means carry, bring
More about this word part:
Example words:
aquifer, confer, conference, conifer, defer1, differ, different, ferry, infer, offer, prefer, preference, refer, relate, relation, relative, suffer, transfer, translate, translation
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