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   Trans·fer

   verb

   • 1. move from one place to another: "I went to sleep on the couch before transferring to my bedroom later in the night" Similar moveconveyshiftremovetakecarryfetchliftbringbearconductsendpass ontransportrelaychangerelocateresettletransplantuproot
   • ▪ move to another group, occupation, or service: "she transferred to the Physics Department"
   • ▪ enroll in a different school or college: "Ron transferred to the University of Idaho"
   • ▪ (in professional sports) move or cause to move to another team: "he transferred to the Dodgers"
   • ▪ redirect (a telephone call) to another line or extension.
   • ▪ copy (a drawing or design) from one surface to another: "drawings can be transferred to the artwork by rubbing them off the sheet"
   • ▪ copy (data, music, etc.) from one medium or device to another: "you can easily transfer your personal data to another PC using the export feature"
   • 2. change to another place, route, or means of transportation during a journey: "John advised him to transfer from Rome airport to the railroad station"
   • 3. make over the possession of (property, a right, or a responsibility) to someone else: "we will transfer full planning responsibility to local authorities" Similar hand overpass onmake overturn oversign overtransmitconveyconsigncommitdevolveassigncedesurrenderrelinquishdelegateentrustgrantgivereferdivertchannelredirectOpposite retain
   • 4. change (the sense of a word or phrase) by extension or metaphor: "between Latin and English, the sense was transferred from the inhabitants to the place"

   noun

   • 1. an act of moving something or someone to another place: "a transfer of wealth to the poorer nations" Similar movementmovemovingshiftingshifthandoverrelocationrepositioningtransplantredirectionconveyancetransferraltransferenceremovalchangechangeoverswitchconversion
   • ▪ an act of selling or moving an athlete to another team: British "his transfer from Rangers cost £800,000"
   • ▪ a student who has enrolled in a different school or college.
   • ▪ a conveyance of property, especially stocks, from one person to another: "the transfer of assets from wealthy individuals to family members" Similar conveyancetransfer documentpapersdeedsdocumentation
   • ▪ the action of copying data from one medium or device to another.
   • 2. a small colored picture or design on paper, which can be transferred to another surface by being pressed or heated: British "T-shirts with iron-on transfers"
   • 3. an act of changing to another place, route, or means of transportation during a journey: "it took three hours and several bus transfers to get there"
   • ▪ a ticket allowing a passenger to change from one public transportation vehicle to another as part of a single journey: North American "you get a transfer, you have to get that train"

   Word Origin 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transferee noun
   • 2. transferrer noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRANSFER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to move someone or something from one place, vehicle, person, or group to another: He has been transferred to a psychiatric hospital. She transferred her gun from its shoulder holster to her handbag. We were transferred from one bus into another.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › transferTransfer - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   the act of moving something from one location to another. synonyms: conveyance, transferral, transport, transportation. see more. noun. the act of transfering something from one form to another. “the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise”. synonyms: transference.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRANSFER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 1. verb. If you transfer something or someone from one place to another, or they transfer from one place to another, they go from the first place to the second. Remove the wafers with a spoon and transfer them to a plate. [V n + from/to] He was transferred from Weston Hospital to Frenchay. [V n from/to n]

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtransfer verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [intransitive, transitive] to move from one place to another; to move something/somebody from one place to another. transfer (to something) The film studio is transferring to Hollywood. (especially North American English) If I spend a semester in Madrid, will my credits transfer?

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTRANSFER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to move someone or something from one place to another: She was later transferred to a different hospital. I'll transfer some money into my other account. transfer verb (CHANGE JOB/TEAM ETC) B2. to change to a different job, team, place of work, etc, or to make someone do this: After a year he transferred to University College, Dublin.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › transferTransfer - definition of transfer by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To move oneself from one location or job to another. 2. To withdraw from one educational institution or course of study and enroll in another. 3. To change from one public conveyance to another: transferred to another bus. n. (trăns′fər)

8. www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com › dictionary › transferTransfer | Definition of transfer by Merriam-Webster

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   Define transfer: to convey from one person, place, or situation to another : move, shift—usage, synonyms, more.