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transferred

trans·fer
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb trans-fur, trans-fer; noun, adjective trans-fer]
    • /verb trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər; noun, adjective ˈtræns fər/
    • /trænsˈfɜːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb trans-fur, trans-fer; noun, adjective trans-fer]
    • /verb trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər; noun, adjective ˈtræns fər/

Definitions of transferred word

  • verb with object transferred to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other. 1
  • verb with object transferred to cause to pass from one person to another, as thought, qualities, or power; transmit. 1
  • verb with object transferred Law. to make over the possession or control of: to transfer a title to land. 1
  • verb with object transferred to imprint, impress, or otherwise convey (a drawing, design, pattern, etc.) from one surface to another. 1
  • verb without object transferred to remove oneself from one place to another: to transfer from the New York office to London. 1
  • verb without object transferred to withdraw from one school, college, or the like, and enter another: I transferred from Rutgers to Tulane. 1

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Origin of transferred

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English transferren (v.) < Latin trānsferre, equivalent to trāns- trans- + ferre to bear1, carry

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Transferred

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

transferred popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

transferred usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for transferred

adj transferred

  • awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
  • commutated — to reverse the direction of (a current or currents), as by a commutator.
  • gone — past participle of go1 .
  • moved — to pass from one place or position to another.

verb transferred

  • airlifted — Simple past tense and past participle of airlift.
  • ceded — to yield or formally surrender to another: to cede territory.
  • commuted — to change (a prison sentence or other penalty) to a less severe one: The death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
  • decanted — to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
  • deeded — something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act: Do a good deed every day.

adjective transferred

  • changed — Simple past tense and past participle of change.
  • conveyed — to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
  • nonextant — Not extant.

Antonyms for transferred

verb transferred

  • concentered — (American spelling) alternative spelling of concentredt; Simple past tense and past participle of concenter.

Top questions with transferred

  • what is transferred in a wave?

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