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transpired

tran·spire
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tran-spahyuh r]
    • /trænˈspaɪər/
    • /trænˈspaɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tran-spahyuh r]
    • /trænˈspaɪər/

Definitions of transpired word

  • verb without object transpired to occur; happen; take place. 1
  • verb without object transpired to emit or give off waste matter, watery vapor, etc., through the surface, as of the body or of leaves. 1
  • verb without object transpired to escape, as moisture or odor, through or as if through pores. 1
  • verb without object transpired to be revealed or become known. 1
  • verb with object transpired to emit or give off (waste matter, watery vapor, an odor, etc.) through the surface, as of the body or of leaves. 1

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Origin of transpired

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Middle French transpirer < Medieval Latin trānspīrāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + spīrāre to breathe

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Parts of speech for Transpired

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

transpired popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

transpired usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for transpired

verb transpired

  • came — Came is the past tense of come.
  • emerged — Move out of or away from something and come into view.
  • gelled — Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
  • happed — a comforter or quilt.
  • happened — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.

Top questions with transpired

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