noun · verb · 35 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɹɑːns.fɜː/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɹæns.fɜː/
US:'trănsfûr
US:/ˈtɹæns.fɚ/
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Received-Pronunciation:/tɹɑːnsˈfɜː/
Received-Pronunciation:/tɹænsˈfɜː/
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US:trănsfûrʹ
US:/tɹænsˈfɚ/
CMU ARPABET:T R AE0 N S F ER1
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:T R AE1 N S F ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: transport
Examples
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A design conveyed by contact from one surface to another; a heat transfer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
The conveying of genetic material from one cell to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin trānsferōder. English transfer From Latin trānsferō (“to bear across”). Distant doublet of translate. See also collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.
Across languages
Translations
200 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
اِنْتِقَال
(intiqāl)
— act
Armenian:
փոխանցում
(pʻoxancʻum)
— act
Belarusian:
перада́ча
(pjeradáča)
— act
Bulgarian:
прехвъ́рляне
(prehvǎ́rljane)
— act
Bulgarian:
прена́сяне
(prenásjane)
— act
Chinese Mandarin:
移動 /移动
(yídòng)
— act
Chinese Mandarin:
移轉 /移转
(yízhuǎn)
— act
Chinese Mandarin:
調動 /调动
(diàodòng)
— act
Czech:
přenos
— act
Czech:
převod
— act
Danish:
forflyttelse
— act
Danish:
overflytning
— act
Danish:
transport
— act
Esperanto:
delokigo
— act
Finnish:
siirto
— act
French:
transfert
— act
Galician:
traslado
— act
German:
Übertragung
— act
German:
Versetzung
— act
German:
Überweisung
— act
Greek:
μεταφορά
(metaforá)
— act
Greek:
μεταβίβαση
(metavívasi)
— act
Greek:
παράδοση
(parádosi)
— act
Ancient Greek:
μεταβίβασις
(metabíbasis)
— act
Ancient Greek:
παράδοσις
(parádosis)
— act
Hindi:
स्थानांतरण
(sthānāntraṇ)
— act
Hungarian:
áthelyezés
— act
Italian:
trasferimento
— act
Japanese:
移動
(idō)
— act
Japanese:
転勤
(tenkin)
— act
Korean:
이동
(idong)
— act
Korean:
전근
(jeon'geun)
— act
Māori:
whakawhitianga
— act
Iranian Persian:
تَرافِرِسْت
(tarâferest)
— act
Iranian Persian:
تِرانْسْفِر
(terânsfer)
— act
Iranian Persian:
اِنْتِقال
(enteġâl)
— act
Polish:
przenoszenie
— act
Portuguese:
transferência
— act
Russian:
перехо́д
(perexód)
— act
Russian:
перево́д
(perevód)
— act
Russian:
трансфе́рт
(transfért)
— act
Russian:
переда́ча
(peredáča)
— act
Slovak:
prenos
— act
Slovak:
prevod
— act
Spanish:
transferencia
— act
Telugu:
బదిలీ
(badilī)
— act
Turkish:
transfer
— act
Turkish:
iletme
— act
Ukrainian:
переда́ча
(peredáča)
— act
Bulgarian:
преда́ване
(predávane)
— instance
Danish:
flytning
— instance
Danish:
overflytning
— instance
Danish:
transport
— instance
Finnish:
siirto
— instance
Galician:
traslado
— instance
Hungarian:
áthelyezés
— instance
Hungarian:
átvitel
— instance
Hungarian:
átutalás
— instance
Italian:
trasferimento bancario
— instance
Italian:
bonifico
— instance
Norwegian Bokmål:
overdragelse
— instance
Polish:
przeniesienie
— instance
Russian:
перехо́д
(perexód)
— instance
Turkish:
etkin
— instance
Bulgarian:
прехвъ́рляне
(prehvǎ́rljane)
— design
Finnish:
siirtokuva
— design
Greek:
μεταποτύπωση
(metapotýposi)
— design
Greek:
χαλκομανία
(chalkomanía)
— design
Irish:
aistreog
— design
Portuguese:
transferência
— design
Spanish:
calco
— design
Spanish:
impreso
— design
Turkish:
dizayn
— design
French:
transfert
— genetics
Italian:
transfezione
— genetics
Italian:
trasfezione
— genetics
Portuguese:
transferência
— genetics
Spanish:
transferencia
— genetics
Turkish:
genetik
— genetics
Aklanon:
halin
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Arabic:
حَوَّلَ
(ḥawwala)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Armenian:
փոխանցել
(pʻoxancʻel)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Azerbaijani:
köçürmək
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Bulgarian:
премествам
(premestvam)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Bulgarian:
пренасям
(prenasjam)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Catalan:
traslladar
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Chinese Mandarin:
转移
(zhuǎnyí)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Czech:
přenést
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Czech:
převézt
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Danish:
overføre
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Danish:
forflytte
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Danish:
overdrage
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Dutch:
overplaatsen
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Dutch:
verplaatsen
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Esperanto:
translokigi
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Finnish:
siirtää
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
French:
transférer
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Galician:
trasladar
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
German:
übertragen
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Greek:
μετακινώ
(metakinó)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Greek:
μεταφέρω
(metaféro)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Greek:
μεταθέτω
(metathéto)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Ancient Greek:
μεταφέρω
(metaphérō)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Hindi:
स्थानांतरण
(sthānāntraṇ)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Hindi:
हस्तांतरण
(hastāntraṇ)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Hungarian:
átvisz
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Hungarian:
áttesz
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Hungarian:
átszállít
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Hungarian:
áthelyez
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Italian:
trasferire
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Japanese:
移す
(utsusu)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Japanese:
運ぶ
(hakobu)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Japanese:
乗り換える
(norikaeru)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Korean:
옮기다
(omgida)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Korean:
환승
(hwanseung)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Northern Kurdish:
guhaztin
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Latin:
trānsferō
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Latin:
trānsmoveō
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Malay:
tukar
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Malayalam:
സ്ഥലംമാറ്റം
(sthalammāṟṟaṁ)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Western Bukidnon Manobo:
halin
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Māori:
whakawhiti
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Māori:
whakanekeneke
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Norman:
transféther
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Polish:
przenosić
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Polish:
przenieść
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Portuguese:
transferir
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Romanian:
transfera
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Russian:
переноси́ть
(perenosítʹ)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Russian:
перенести́
(perenestí)
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Slovak:
presunúť
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Slovak:
preniesť
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Slovak:
previesť
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Spanish:
transferir
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Spanish:
trasladar
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Swedish:
överföra
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Tagalog:
lipat
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Thai:
ถ่ายโอน
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Turkish:
transfer etmek
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Turkish:
aktarmak
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Turkish:
yollamak
— to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Bulgarian:
пренасям
(prenasjam)
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Czech:
přenést
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Finnish:
siirtää
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Greek:
μεταθέτω
(metathéto)
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Greek:
μεταβιβάζω
(metavivázo)
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Hungarian:
átvisz
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Hungarian:
átnyom
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Hungarian:
átmásol
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Italian:
decalcare
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Italian:
ricalcare
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Polish:
przenosić
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Polish:
przenieść
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Slovak:
preniesť
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Slovak:
odtlačiť
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Slovak:
otlačiť
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Spanish:
calcar
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Spanish:
imprimir
— to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
Bulgarian:
премествам се
(premestvam se)
— to be or become transferred
Bulgarian:
пренасям се
(prenasjam se)
— to be or become transferred
Czech:
přenést se
— to be or become transferred
Czech:
převézt se
— to be or become transferred
Danish:
blive forflyttet
— to be or become transferred
Danish:
stige om
— to be or become transferred
Danish:
skifte
— to be or become transferred
Esperanto:
translokiĝi
— to be or become transferred
Finnish:
siirtyä
— to be or become transferred
German:
versetzen
— to be or become transferred
Greek:
μεταφέρομαι
(metaféromai)
— to be or become transferred
Greek:
μετακινούμαι
(metakinoúmai)
— to be or become transferred
Greek:
μετατίθομαι
(metatíthomai)
— to be or become transferred
Greek:
μεταβιβάζομαι
(metavivázomai)
— to be or become transferred
Hungarian:
áthurcolkodik
— to be or become transferred
Hungarian:
átköltözik
— to be or become transferred
Hungarian:
átmegy
— to be or become transferred
Italian:
trasferirsi
— to be or become transferred
Northern Kurdish:
veguhaztin
— to be or become transferred
Polish:
przenosić się
— to be or become transferred
Polish:
przenieść się
— to be or become transferred
Portuguese:
transferir
— to be or become transferred
Romanian:
transfera
— to be or become transferred
Slovak:
preniesť sa
— to be or become transferred
Slovak:
presunúť sa
— to be or become transferred
Slovak:
premiestniť sa
— to be or become transferred
Spanish:
transferir
— to be or become transferred
Bulgarian:
прехвърлям
(prehvǎrljam)
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Czech:
přepsat
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Finnish:
siirtää
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Hungarian:
átruház
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Italian:
trasferire
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Italian:
passare
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Italian:
conferire
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Polish:
przenosić
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Polish:
przenieść
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Polish:
przepisywać
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Polish:
przepisać
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Scottish Gaelic:
thoir thairis
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Slovak:
previesť
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Slovak:
prepísať
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
Vietnamese:
sang tên
— arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else