transfer

🇺🇸 /trænsˈfɜːr/ 🇬🇧 /trænsˈfɜː(r)/
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Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
verb
B2

Move something or someone from one place to another.

The bee transfers pollen when it flies between flowers.

B2

Change to a different job, school, or situation.

After his first year, he transferred to a new university.

B2

Change to a different vehicle during travel.

We had to transfer to another bus to get to the city center.

B2

Copy information, music, or an idea from one format to another.

You can easily transfer the data to a new hard drive.

R

Give something, like a feeling or power, from one person to another.

He transferred his old car to his son.

R

Officially change ownership or control to someone else.

The ownership of the property was transferred to the new owner.

R

Move a sports player to a different team.

The player was transferred to another team for a high price.

R

Send a phone call to another number.

You can transfer the call to my mobile phone.

noun
B2

The act of moving something or someone to another place, group, or job.

The file transfer was completed successfully.

B2

Changing to a different place, vehicle, or route while traveling.

The hotel offers free transfers to the airport.

R

A ticket that lets you continue your journey on another bus or train.

The train ticket includes a transfer to the subway.

R

The act of moving a sports player from one club or team to another.

The transfer of the star player was a big deal.

R

A picture or design that can be removed from paper and put on a surface.

The kids enjoyed doing transfers on their notebooks.

R

Using a learned behavior in a new situation.

translation

v. Move something or someone from one place to another.; Change to a different job, school, or situation.; Change to a different vehicle during travel.; Copy information, music, or an idea from one format to another.; Give something, like a feeling or power, from one person to another.; Officially change ownership or control to someone else.; Move a sports player to a different team.; Send a phone call to another number.
n. The act of moving something or someone to another place, group, or job.; Changing to a different place, vehicle, or route while traveling.; A ticket that lets you continue your journey on another bus or train.; The act of moving a sports player from one club or team to another.; A picture or design that can be removed from paper and put on a surface.; Using a learned behavior in a new situation.

Word Forms

Past transferred
Progressive transferring
3rd Present transfers
Perfect transferred
Plural transfers

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