to transfer
528
2.7
- verb
- /ˈtrænsfɜr/
:
transferir
- She decided to transfer her studies to a university in another state.
- transfer students
- transfer knowledge
- transfer skills
We we have to transfer that to our clients.
- We we have to transfer that to our clients.
- You can't just cure diseases like this by transferring poop among humans yet.
- Well I just finished transferring files for the night.
- And he transfers me to the fire department.
- Often they're flagged as such because they simply transfer funds to a foreign country.
- They, they, it's a constant process of trying to transfer the blame down to you, right?
- The spores can spread through the air and transfer from plant to plant.
- There's billions transferring hands as we speak.
- So those BIOS help you create that and transfer that to the page.
- And so they signed me up, transferred to phys Ed, still flunked out.
- And so he helped me transfer into NYU to study theater there.
Examples
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We're ready to transfer.
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Please hold while I transfer your call.
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And you can transfer them anywhere you want.
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Can you transfer it here?
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Citizens will be transferred to the central areas of the city.
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OK, Next we have to transfer the meat into this pan.
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I'm going to transfer you to Heather.
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He's been transferred to another room.
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Additionally, students are better able to transfer skills to repertoire beyond the book.
Academic text (2011) -
And it looks like Agent Wilde will be transferring to our Australian branch.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Move someone or something to another place
756
2.0
To change one thing or person for another
683
2.0
Move someone or something from one place to another
377
1.4
To move people or goods from one place to another, often by vehicle
169
3.7
To send something from one thing to another, for example a message or disease
147
3.7
Move to a new place and start living or working there
88
3.8
To change from one state or activity to another
74
4.1
Move a person to a different job or place of work within a company
41
1.8
To move from one bus or train to another to continue a journey
23
3.9
To move something to another place
18
3.5
To take people or things from one place to another
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
3
4.5
Money the government gives people who need help without goods or services
- Specialized
1
7.9
An organization that keeps records of a company's stock owners and handles transfers and cancellations of stock certificates
1
3.7
Paper with a special coating that lets you move a design onto another surface often using heat
- Specialized
1
4.2
A small molecule in a cell that carries amino acids to ribosomes to make proteins
- Specialized
A way to share files over a network that lets people download without a password
- Archaic
A fast digital way to send small pieces of data that are the same size, such as voice and video
- Specialized
A standard way for computers to send files to each other over the internet
- Specialized
Using what one trained model learned to help another model perform better
- Texting
A set of rules that lets browsers get web pages from servers
- Formal
Using skills or knowledge learned in one place in another similar situation
- Specialized
A lab method for making clones by moving a body cell's center into an egg cell without one
How Far
377
1.4
147
3.7
528
2.7
∞
1.0
363
3.5
33
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
transfer = trans + fer
The verb is analyzable as trans- (across) + the combining form fer (carry), but 'fer' is not a standalone English word so learners cannot rely on a known base form; the overall meaning 'carry across' is still reasonably inferable.
Etymology
The word transfer comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and ferre 'to carry'. To transfer someone is to 'carry' them 'across' to a new job, group, or place.