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/tɹɑːnsˈfɜː/
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/tɹænsˈfɜː/
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/tɹænsˈfɚ/
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/ˈtɹæns.fɚ/
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/ˈtɹɑːns.fɜː/
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/ˈtɹæns.fɜː/
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tɹɑːnsˈfɜː
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tɹænsˈfɝ
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Verb
To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
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to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion
To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.
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to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone
To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
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transfer to the Blue Line
To be or become transferred.
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To arrange for something to belong to or be officially controlled by somebody else.
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The title to land is transferred by deed.
To 'carry' or apply anything (a concept, a name...) from one type of thing to a different type of thing.
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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.
To move from a wheelchair to another seating surface, or to a wheelchair from another seating surface.
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Noun
The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
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An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal.
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A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.
An act of exiting one mass transit vehicle and boarding another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
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Free transfers can be made between the Red and Orange Lines by walking from one of the station's platforms to another; in addition, riders using a fare card also get free transfers between bus and subway at the station.
A paper receipt given to a rider of one bus (and historically also certain elevated or subway lines), allowing free entry onto another bus to continue a journey.
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A design conveyed by contact from one surface to another; a heat transfer.
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All passenger stock is lettered in shaded gold leaf transfers and has never been decorated with either a crest or monogram.
A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another.
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A pathological process by which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.
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The conveying of genetic material from one cell to another.
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A conventional bid which requests partner to bid the next available suit.
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A person who transfers or is transferred from one club or team to another.
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Of a person with limited mobility: an instance of independent or assisted movement from one stable surface to another.
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Understanding car transfers and [wheelchair] loading in independent drivers is crucial to prevent shoulder pain and injury and preserve community participation.
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Transfers and bed mobility are a normal part of our daily activities. Going from lying down to sitting edge of bed, rolling, getting in/out of bed, sitting and standing from bed/chairs and toilet are all examples of transfers and bed mobility.
Noun
the act of moving something from one location to another
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someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
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the best student was a transfer from LSU
the act of transferring something from one form to another
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the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise
a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
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application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
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transferring ownership
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Verb
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
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move from one place to another
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transfer the data
transmit the news
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transfer the patient to another hospital
lift and reset in another soil or situation
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Transplant the young rice plants
move around
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transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
cause to change ownership
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I transferred my stock holdings to my children
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
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She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast
send from one person or place to another
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transmit a message
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
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He removed his children to the countryside
Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city
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remove a case to another court
transfer from one place or period to another
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The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America