transitioning
transitioning is the present participle and gerund of transition.
Meaning of transition
Verb
transition (third-person singular simple present transitions, present participle transitioning, simple past and past participle transitioned)
- To make a transition.
- To bring through a transition; to change.
- The soldier was transitioned from a combat role to a strategic role.
- To change one's gender role or physical and sexual characteristics to conform to one's identified gender.
- Eric told me that after he transitioned, he wanted to learn to fish and all the things his father never taught him.2006, Taylor J. Holder, All Points in Between: Shifting on the Scale of Sex and Gender, →ISBN
Noun
transitioning (plural transitionings)
- An act of transition; a change of state.
Forms of transitioning
| plural | transitionings |
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Words formed from transitioning
Questions about transitioning
- What does transitioning mean?
- Transitioning means an act of transition; a change of state.
- What is transitioning the present participle and gerund of?
- Transitioning is the present participle and gerund of transition.
- What part of speech is transitioning?
- Transitioning is a noun.
- What is the plural of transitioning?
- The plural of transitioning is transitionings.
Words near transitioning in the dictionary
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