trans

CEFRB1

/tɹænz/

adjective · prefix

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to a person whose gender differs from their birth sex.

  2. 02

    prefix

    A word part meaning across, beyond, or through something.

Examples

  • Sami sympathizes more with trans people now.

  • Sami used to ask very rude questions to trans people.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of the side of the Golgi apparatus farther from the endoplasmic reticulum.

  2. In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond.

  3. In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a coordination compound in which the two instances of a particular ligand are on opposite sides of the central atom.

More examples

In context

  • Trans fats are bad for your health.

  • The trans effect is the labilization of ligands which are trans to certain other ligands.

  • Doctors accused of transing kids.

Antonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank woman underwent hormone therapy and surgery to align her body with her gender identity.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Learned borrowing from Latin trāns (“on the other side of”). Doublet of très.