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transferred

UK/tɹɑːnsˈfɜːd/

transferred is the simple past and past participle of transfer.

Meaning of transfer

Verb

transfer (third-person singular simple present transfers, present participle transferring, simple past and past participle transferred)

  1. (transitive) To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
    • to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion
    Synonyms:
    carry over, move, onpass
  2. (transitive) To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.
    • to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone
    Synonyms:
    copy, transpose
  3. To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
    • transfer to the Blue Line
  4. (intransitive) To be or become transferred.
  5. (transitive) To arrange for something to belong to or be officially controlled by somebody else.
    • The title to land is transferred by deed.
  6. (transitive) To 'carry' or apply anything (a concept, a name...) from one type of thing to a different type of thing.
    • The ancient Romans named the planet Mars by transferring that name from a deity of their pantheon to the planet appearing in the night sky.

See all 18 meanings of transfer

Forms of transferred

alternative formtransfered

Words formed from transferred

Phrases with transferred

Questions about transferred

What is transferred the simple past and past participle of?
Transferred is the simple past and past participle of transfer.
How do you pronounce transferred?
Transferred is pronounced /tɹɑːnsˈfɜːd/ (UK).

Words near transferred in the dictionary

  1. transferrability
  2. transferrable
  3. transferrably
  4. transferral
  5. transferrals
  6. transferred
  7. transferred electron device
  8. transferred electron devices
  9. transferred intent
  10. transferred sense
  11. transferred senses

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