Meaning of transfer in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /trænsˈfər/

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  1. Verb

    transfer

    Etymology

    late Middle English (as a verb): from French transférer or Latin transferre, from trans-‘across’ + ferre‘to bear’. The earliest use of the noun (late 17th century) was as a legal term in the sense ‘conveyance of property’

    Definitions

    1. move around

    Examples

    • « transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket »

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  2. 2. transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

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  3. 3. move from one place to another

    Examples

    • « transfer the data »
    • « transmit the news »
    • « transfer the patient to another hospital »

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  4. 4. lift and reset in another soil or situation

    Examples

    • « Transplant the young rice plants »

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  5. 5. cause to change ownership

    Examples

    • « I transferred my stock holdings to my children »

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  6. 6. change from one vehicle or transportation line to another

    Examples

    • « She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast »
  7. 7. send from one person or place to another

    Examples

    • « transmit a message »

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  8. 8. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

    Examples

    • « 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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  9. 9. transfer from one place or period to another

    Examples

    • « The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America »

  10. Noun

    transfer

    Definitions

    1. the act of transporting something from one location to another

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  11. 2. someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another

    Examples

    • « the best student was a transfer from LSU »

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  12. 3. the act of transfering something from one form to another

    Examples

    • « the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise »

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  13. 4. a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances

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  14. 5. application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation

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  15. 6. transferring ownership

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