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Meaning of transfer in English
Pronunciation
/trænsˈfər/
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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 »
2.
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
3.
move from one place to another
Examples
« transfer the data »
« transmit the news »
« transfer the patient to another hospital »
4.
lift and reset in another soil or situation
Examples
« Transplant the young rice plants »
5.
cause to change ownership
Examples
« I transferred my stock holdings to my children »
6.
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
Examples
« She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast »
7.
send from one person or place to another
Examples
« transmit a message »
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 »
9.
transfer from one place or period to another
Examples
« The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America »
Noun
transfer
Definitions
1.
the act of transporting something from one location to another
2.
someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
Examples
« the best student was a transfer from LSU »
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 »
4.
a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
5.
application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
6.
transferring ownership