/trænsˈfɜː/
#1603 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
To move someone or something from one place to another.
Word origin
From Latin transferre, meaning to carry across.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- transferre
- English cognates
- transport, offer
Grammar
Verb typeregular (transfer, transfers, transferred)
Examples
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Money moves from one account to another.
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"Transferred" is the past form, with two letter r.
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Here the files move from one machine to another.
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