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- Dictionarytran·spire/tran(t)ˈspī(ə)r/
verb
- 1. occur; happen: "I'm going to find out exactly what transpired" Similar
- 2. (of a plant or leaf) give off water vapor through the stomata.
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1. : to take place : go on, occur. 2. a. : to become known or apparent : develop. b. : to be revealed : come to light. 3. : to give off vaporous material. specifically : to give off or exude watery vapor especially from the surfaces of leaves. 4. : to pass in the form of a vapor from a living body. transitive verb.
TRANSPIRE definition: 1. If it transpires that something has happened, this previously secret or unknown fact becomes…. Learn more.
to emit or give off waste matter, watery vapor, etc., through the surface, as of the body or of leaves. to escape, as moisture or odor, through or as if through pores. to be revealed or become known. verb (used with object) , tran·spired, tran·spir·ing.
1. ( intr) to come to light; be known. 2. ( intr) informal to happen or occur. 3. (Physiology) physiol to give off or exhale (water or vapour) through the skin, a mucous membrane, etc. 4. (Botany) (of plants) to lose (water in the form of water vapour), esp through the stomata of the leaves.
verb. come about, happen, or occur. “Several important events transpired last week” see more. verb. come to light; become known. “It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany” see more. verb. pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas. synonyms: transpirate. see more. verb.
[transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses) transpire that… if it transpires that something has happened or is true, it is known or has been shown to be true. It transpired that the gang had had a contact inside the bank. This story, it later transpired, was untrue.
verb. 1. (intransitive) to come to light; be known. 2. (intransitive) informal. to happen or occur. 3. physiology. to give off or exhale (water or vapour) through the skin, a mucous membrane, etc. 4. (of plants) to lose (water in the form of water vapour), esp through the stomata of the leaves.
verb. transpired, transpires, transpiring. To cause (vapor, moisture, etc.) to pass through tissue or other permeable substances, esp. through the pores of the skin or the surface of leaves, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To be given off, passed through pores, exhaled, etc. Webster's New World. To come to pass; happen.
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRANSPIRE. 1. [no object] formal : to happen. They wouldn't say what had transpired [= taken place] at the meeting. No one will soon forget the historic events that transpired on that day. 2. [no object] formal : to become known — usually used with it.
transpire meaning, definition, what is transpire: to happen: Learn more.
