Question 1 · Quick check
transfer
CEFRB1
/tɹɑːnsˈfɜː/
verb · noun
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To move someone or something from one place or person to another.
- 02
noun
The act of moving someone or something to another place or person.
Examples
The company rejected his request for a transfer.
We will make the payment by bank transfer.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.
To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
More examples
In contextto transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone
to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion
transfer to the Blue Line
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Origin
verb
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.