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Synonyms for transfer
trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər; ˈtræns fərtrans·fer
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Wiktionary
transfernoun
Synonyms:
transferal, transferencetransfernoun
To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
Synonyms:
transference, transferal, carry over, onpass, movetransfernoun
To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.
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transference, transferal, transpose, copytransferverb
To be or become transferred.
Synonyms:
transferal, transference
English Synonyms and Antonyms
transfer
Convey, transmit, and transport all imply delivery at a destination; as, I will convey the information to your friend; air conveys sound (to a listener); carry does not necessarily imply delivery, and often does not admit of it. A man carries an appearance, conveys an impression, the appearance remaining his own, the impression being given to another; I will transmit the letter; transport the goods. A horse carries his mane and tail, but does not convey them. Transfer may or may not imply delivery to another person; as, items may be transferred from one account to another or a word transferred to the following line. In law, real estate, which can not be moved, is conveyed by simply transferring title and possession. Transport usually refers to material, transfer, transmit, and convey may refer to immaterial objects; we transfer possession, transmit intelligence, convey ideas, but do not transport them. In the case of convey the figurative sense now predominates. Compare CARRY.
Synonyms:
carry, change, change, convey, give, move, remove, sell, shift, transmit, transportAntonyms:
cling to, hold, keep, possess, preserve, retainPreposition:
Convey to a friend, a purchaser, etc.; convey from the house to the station; convey by express, by hand, etc.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyancenoun
the act of moving something from one location to another
Synonyms:
exaltation, fare, carry-over, transference, imparting, tape transport, transport, impartation, rapture, transportation, transit, deportation, shipping, exile, ecstasy, tape drive, transfer of training, transportation system, conveying, transferee, conveyancing, conveyance of title, transferral, conveyance, raptus, expatriationtransfer, transfereenoun
someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
"the best student was a transfer from LSU"
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carry-over, transference, transferee, conveyance, transportation, transferral, transfer of training, transporttransfer, transferencenoun
the act of transfering something from one form to another
"the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"
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carry-over, transference, transferee, conveyance, transportation, transferral, transfer of training, transporttransfernoun
a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
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carry-over, transference, transferee, conveyance, transportation, transferral, transfer of training, transporttransfer, transfer of training, carry-overnoun
application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
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carry-over, transference, transferee, conveyance, transportation, transferral, transfer of training, carry-forward, transporttransfer, transferenceverb
transferring ownership
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carry-over, transference, transferee, conveyance, transportation, transferral, transfer of training, transporttransfer, reassignverb
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
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transmit, change, shift, channelize, channel, transplant, remove, channelise, transpose, transport, reassigntransferverb
move from one place to another
"transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
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transmit, change, shift, channelize, channel, transplant, remove, channelise, transpose, transport, reassigntransplant, transferverb
lift and reset in another soil or situation
"Transplant the young rice plants"
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change, shift, channelise, channel, transplant, channelize, remove, transport, transpose, graft, transmit, reassigntransfer, shiftverb
move around
"transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
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reassign, change, agitate, budge, channel, careen, transplant, transport, remove, transpose, stir, reposition, tilt, wobble, pitch, channelize, shift, transmit, lurch, switch, channelise, change over, dislodgetransferverb
cause to change ownership
"I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
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transmit, change, shift, channelize, channel, transplant, remove, channelise, transpose, transport, reassigntransfer, changeverb
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
"She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"
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reassign, alter, interchange, vary, channel, transplant, transport, remove, modify, transpose, change, commute, shift, exchange, channelize, transmit, convert, switch, channelise, deepentransmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channeliseverb
send from one person or place to another
"transmit a message"
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ship, canalise, beam, delight, ravish, transpose, impart, enthrall, head, guide, maneuver, point, change, channelize, enthral, channelise, canalize, enrapture, steer, channel, carry, manoeuver, transport, manoeuvre, direct, transplant, communicate, broadcast, shift, convey, conduct, air, send, enchant, remove, reassign, transmitremove, transferverb
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
"He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"
Synonyms:
reassign, change, bump off, channelize, take away, withdraw, slay, dispatch, absent, channel, polish off, get rid of, remove, move out, transplant, off, transport, murder, shift, transpose, hit, take, channelise, take out, transmittransfer, transpose, transplantverb
transfer from one place or period to another
"The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
Synonyms:
reassign, change, interchange, channel, permute, transplant, transport, remove, transpose, commute, shift, channelize, transmit, channelise, graft, counterchange
Editors Contribution
conway
energy transfer
reassignment
change to another location
an example of reassignment is being taking off of a project to focus on something else.
Submitted by rinat on February 16, 2016
Dictionary of English Synonymes
transferverb
transferverb
Synonyms:
remove, transplanttransferverb
Synonyms:
alienate, abalienate, demise, consign, devolve, convey, make over, deliver overtransfernoun
Synonyms:
alienation, abalienation, demise, conveyance, transferrence
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "transfer":
transfers, transferring, transferred, assignment, handover, transmission, devolution, relocation, redeployment, mutation, transfert, transference, transhipment, shift, shipment, move, transshipment, transport, divestiture, referral, transferability, devolve, redeploy, flow-through, trans-shipment, relocate, transferral, pass-through, movement, surrender, conveyance, passthrough, transmit, moving, transposition, conversion, transportation, hand-over, transition, forwarding, assignments, cession
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How to use transfer in a sentence?
I think the region is ... moving beyond conditional cash transfer, they were not enough to lift many of the people out of poverty.
We're going to take care of the animals throughout the whole trip. Three of us are going on the plane... to tend to the animals' needs, to give them chicken meat and water because the trip is very long and they need attention, it's the biggest transfer of animals in captivity ever in the world.
The reason why I did that is I wanted to be able to transfer information really from the spider perspective, which is very atonal and weird and spooky, if you wish, to something that is more human.
No foreign government or U.S. department has ever notified the Department of Defense that transfer negotiations collapsed due to a lack of information or access provided by the Department of Defense.
The Samuel Rines labor market continues to show signs of stabilizing, but referring to The US labor market as' healing' is a bit of a stretch, the economic consequences of this level of unemployment has not been fully felt by the economy due to the significant transfer payments from the government.
Translations for transfer
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- حول, انتقالArabic
- přenést, přepsat, přenos, převod, převéztCzech
- forflyttelse, skifte, overføre, stige om, transport, flytning, forflytte, overflytning, overdrage, overførselDanish
- Übertragung, übertragen, Überweisung, VersetzungGerman
- μετατίθομαι, μεταβιβάζομαι, χαλκομανία, μεταθέτω, μεταφέρω, μεταφέρομαι, μετακινούμαι, μετακινώ, μεταβίβαση, μεταβιβάζω, μεταφορά, μεταποτύπωσηGreek
- delokigoEsperanto
- transferir, impreso, calco, imprimir, calcar, transferenciaSpanish
- ترانسفر, ترافرستPersian
- siirtyä, siirto, siirtokuva, siirtääFinnish
- transfert, transférerFrench
- thoir thairisScottish Gaelic
- traslado, trasladarGalician
- átvisz, átnyom, áthelyez, átszállít, átmegy, átmásol, áttesz, átruház, áthurcolkodik, átköltözikHungarian
- trasferirsi, trasferire, trasferimento, decalcare, passare, conferire, ricalcare, bonifico, trasferimento bancarioItalian
- 移動, 乗り換える, 運ぶ, 移す, 転勤Japanese
- 옮기다Korean
- translatio, trānsmoveōLatin
- whakawhitiMāori
- സ്ഥലംമാറ്റംMalayalam
- overplaatsen, verplaatsenDutch
- transferir, transferênciaPortuguese
- transferaRomanian
- перевод, перенести, переход, переносить, трансфертRussian
- överföraSwedish
- బదిలీTelugu
- แปลThai
- transfer etmek, transferTurkish
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