transpired

CEFRC1

/træˈnspaɪərd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Happened or became known after being hidden.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of transpire

Examples

  • It transpired that the fire was caused by a careless smoker.

  • There is nothing new transpired since I wrote you last.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The secret finally blank when the witness decided to tell the police everything.

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

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