what does transfer mean?
TRANSFER as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of transfering 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
Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the act of transporting something from one location to another
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Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
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Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
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- the best student was a transfer from LSU
Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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TRANSFER as VERB
- Meaning
- transfer from one place or period to another
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- The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America
Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- send from one person or place to another
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Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- lift and reset in another soil or situation
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- Transplant the young rice plants
Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- 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
- remove a case to another court
Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
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- She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast
Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cause to change ownership
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- I transferred my stock holdings to my children
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- Meaning
- move from one place to another
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- transfer the data
- transmit the news
- transfer the patient to another hospital
Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
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Hypernyms(s) transfer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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