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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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   1. a. : to convey from one person, place, or situation to another : move, shift. b. : to cause to pass from one to another : transmit. c. : transform, change. 2. : to make over the possession or control of : convey. 3. : to print or otherwise copy from one surface to another by contact. intransitive verb. 1.

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

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   TRANSFER definition: 1. to move someone or something from one place, vehicle, person, or group to another: 2. to…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRANSFER | definition in the Cambridge English 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.

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   Transfer definition: to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another. See examples of TRANSFER used in a sentence.

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

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   Transfer can also be a noun that means the act of moving something from one form or location to another, so that money that was shifted from one account to another is considered a transfer. If you change something from one form to another, you can say that you transferred it.

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

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   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.

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

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   Definition of transfer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

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   TRANSFER definition: 1. to move someone or something from one place to another: 2. to change to a different job, team…. Learn more.

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    Definition of transfer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. transfer. noun. OPAL W OPAL S. /ˈtrænsfɜː (r)/ /ˈtrænsfɜːr/ change of place/job/situation. [uncountable, countable] the act of moving somebody/something from one place, group or job to another; an occasion when this happens. electronic data transfer.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordTRANSFER - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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    1. 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. [...] 2. If something is transferred, or transfers, from one person or group of people to another, the second person or group gets it instead of the first. [...]