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transpired

transpired is the simple past and past participle of transpire.

Meaning of transpire

Verb

transpire (third-person singular simple present transpires, present participle transpiring, simple past and past participle transpired)

  1. (ambitransitive) To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To perspire.
    Synonyms:
    sweat
  3. (intransitive) Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata.
  4. (intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy.
    • It eventually transpired that the murder victim had been a notorious blackmailer.
  5. (broadly, intransitive) To happen, take place.
    • Although I was prevented from attending the 1952 annual conference, I was immediately informed as to what had transpired.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 166
    Synonyms:
    come about, come to pass, occur, bechance, befall, behap, belimp, betide, betime, beworth

Questions about transpired

What is transpired the simple past and past participle of?
Transpired is the simple past and past participle of transpire.

Words near transpired in the dictionary

  1. transpirational
  2. transpirations
  3. transpirative
  4. transpiratory
  5. transpire
  6. transpired
  7. transpires
  8. transpireth
  9. transpiring
  10. transpirometer
  11. transpirometers

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