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Word: Transfer
Speech Type: Verb
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’
trɑːnsˈfəː
ˈtrɑːnsfəː
move from one place to another
Short Definition:move from one place to another
Examples:- he intends to transfer the fund's assets to the Treasury
- I went to sleep on the couch before transferring to my bedroom later in the night
change to another place, route, or means of transport during a journey
Short Definition:change to another place, route, or means of transport during journey
Examples:- passengers have to transfer at Heathrow for onward international flights
make over the possession of (property, a right, or a responsibility) to another
Short Definition:make over possession of property, right, or responsibility to another
Examples:- we will transfer full planning responsibility to local authorities
change (the sense of a word or phrase) by extension or metaphor
Short Definition:change sense of word or phrase by extension or metaphor
Examples:- between Latin and English, the sense was transferred from the inhabitants to the place
- a transferred use of the Old English noun
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