English noun: transfer | |||
1. | transfer (act) the act of moving something from one location to another | ||
Synonyms | conveyance, transferral, transport, transportation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | movement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | airlift, bringing, carry, connection, connexion, delivery, drive, lift, lighterage, relocation, resettlement, teleportation, transshipment | ||
Part holonym | pickup | ||
2. | transfer (person) someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another | ||
Samples | The best student was a transfer from LSU. | ||
Synonyms | transferee | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
3. | transfer (act) the act of transfering something from one form to another | ||
Samples | The transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise. | ||
Synonyms | transference | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change of state | ||
4. | transfer (communication) a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ticket | ||
5. | transfer (cognition) application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation | ||
Synonyms | carry-over, transfer of training | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acquisition, learning | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | generalisation, generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization | ||
6. | transfer (act) transferring ownership | ||
Synonyms | transference | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dealing, dealings, transaction | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alienation, conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying, lease-lend, lend-lease, quitclaim, secularisation, secularization | ||
English verb: transfer | |||
1. | transfer (social) transfer somebody to a different position or location of work | ||
Synonyms | reassign | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | exchange, second | ||
2. | transfer (possession) move from one place to another | ||
Samples | Transfer the data. Transmit the news. Transfer the patient to another hospital. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carry, charge, commit, communicate, convey, download, export, FTP, get off, import, institutionalise, institutionalize, load, mail, offload, offset, post, post, send, send, send, send off, spool, translocate, transmit, upload | ||
3. | transfer (motion) lift and reset in another soil or situation | ||
Samples | Transplant the young rice plants. | ||
Synonyms | transplant | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace | ||
Verb group | transplant | ||
4. | transfer (motion) move around | ||
Samples | Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket. | ||
Synonyms | shift | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bunker, carry, carry forward, carry over, remove, shuffle, shunt, transfer, translocate, transpose, transship | ||
5. | transfer (possession) cause to change ownership | ||
Samples | I transferred my stock holdings to my children. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s to somebody. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alien, alienate, assign, change, convey, demise, desacralize, distribute, exchange, give, give, hand, interchange, negociate, pass, pass on, reach, secularize, turn over | ||
Entail | displace, move | ||
Cause | change hands, change owners | ||
6. | transfer (motion) change from one vehicle or transportation line to another | ||
Samples | She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast. | ||
Examples | They transfer | ||
Synonyms | change | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
7. | transfer (contact) send from one person or place to another | ||
Samples | Transmit a message. | ||
Examples | They transfer the parcel to their parents | ||
Synonyms | channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bring, convey, fetch, get, project, propagate, release, send, send out, translate, turn | ||
8. | transfer (motion) shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes | ||
Samples | He removed his children to the countryside. Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city. Remove a case to another court. | ||
Synonyms | remove | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shift, transfer | ||
9. | transfer (change) transfer from one place or period to another | ||
Samples | The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America. | ||
Synonyms | transplant, transpose | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shift | ||