transfer
verbEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin trānsferōder. English transfer From Latin trānsferō (“to bear across”). Distant doublet of translate. See also collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.
Definitions
To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
- to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion
To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.
- to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone
To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a…
To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
- transfer to the Blue Line
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To be or become transferred.
To arrange for something to belong to or be officially controlled by somebody else.
- The title to land is transferred by deed.
To move from a wheelchair to another seating surface, or to a wheelchair from another…
To move from a wheelchair to another seating surface, or to a wheelchair from another seating surface.
The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another
An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal.
- A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.
An act of exiting one mass transit vehicle and boarding another (typically one belonging…
An act of exiting one mass transit vehicle and boarding another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
- Free transfers can be made between the Red and Orange Lines by walking from one of the station's platforms to another; in addition, riders using a fare card also get free transfers between bus and subway at the station.
A paper receipt given to a rider of one bus (and historically also certain elevated or…
A paper receipt given to a rider of one bus (and historically also certain elevated or subway lines), allowing free entry onto another bus to continue a journey.
A design conveyed by contact from one surface to another
A design conveyed by contact from one surface to another; a heat transfer.
- All passenger stock is lettered in shaded gold leaf transfers and has never been decorated with either a crest or monogram.
A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another.
A pathological process by which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one…
A pathological process by which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.
The conveying of genetic material from one cell to another.
A conventional bid which requests partner to bid the next available suit.
A person who transfers or is transferred from one club or team to another.
Ellipsis of transfer student.
Of a person with limited mobility
Of a person with limited mobility: an instance of independent or assisted movement from one stable surface to another.
- Understanding car transfers and [wheelchair] loading in independent drivers is crucial to prevent shoulder pain and injury and preserve community participation.
Ellipsis of language transfer.
The neighborhood
- synonymabalienate
- synonymalien
- synonymalienate
- synonymassign
- synonymchange hands
- synonymconsign
- synonymconvey
- synonymgrant
- synonymtransfer
- synonymtransferalact
- synonymtransferenceact
- neighbortransference
- neighbortrade
- neighborgive
- neighborreceive
- neighbortranslate
- neighbortranslation
Derived
transferable, transferor, transferee, asynchronous transfer mode, balance transfer, bank transfer, bi-elliptic transfer, Bosman transfer, celestial transfer, cold transfer, credit transfer, data transfer object, data transfer rate, dry transfer, electronic benefit transfer, electron transfer, electron transfer reaction, embryo transfer, energy transfer, e-transfer, feedback transfer function, forward transfer function, free transfer, gene transfer, Gruen transfer, hairpin transfer, hip transfer, Hohmann transfer, Hohmann transfer orbit, horizontal gene transfer, Jacoby transfer, language transfer, lateral gene transfer, lateral transfer, loop transfer function, negative transfer, oblivious transfer, personnel transfer basket, phase transfer catalysis, phase-transfer catalyst · +40 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at transfer. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at transfer. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at transfer
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA