Transfer - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another (syn: transferee)
- application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation (syn: carry-over)
- transferring ownership (syn: transference)
verb
- move from one place to another
transfer the patient to another hospital
- move around (syn: shift)
- send from one person or place to another (syn: channel, transmit, transport)
- shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes (syn: remove)
- transfer from one place or period to another (syn: transplant, transpose)
Extra examples
We transferred the baby's car seat to the other car.
The patient was transferred to a different hospital.
He transferred my call to another line.
The virus is transferred by mosquitoes.
He transferred control of the company to his son.
She was able to transfer her organizational skills to her new job.
Her skills transferred well to her new job.
We switched to another car, and the transfer only took a few minutes.
They arranged for a transfer of the prisoner to a different prison.
We are doing everything possible to ensure a smooth transfer to the new system.
My overseas transfer has been approved.
Students may transfer to other colleges.
I've been thinking again about putting in for a transfer.
Swod transferred from MI6 to the Security Service.
They're transferring him to a special unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: transfer
he/she/it: transfers
present participle: transferring
past tense: transferred
past participle: transferred
singular: transfer
plural: transfers
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