1
as in ceded
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18
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2
as in transmitted
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another
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as in sent
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters
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as in relocated
to change the place or position of
transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother
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as in passed
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
transferred the ball to the running back
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Recent Examples of transferred
The player had transferred into the program, and his minutes were already waning.
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Sam Blum, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Over 70,000 pre-war fashion design photographs were transferred from design registrations to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs by the industrial tribunal of Paris in 1940, and over 120 of these photos form the basis of an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The three were transferred to another hospital.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
This involves distinguishing between the data plane, where information is transferred, and the control plane, which governs processes without directly handling the data itself.
—Taylor Brown, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
His remains will then be transferred back to Georgia for a private funeral service at the Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, where Carter taught Sunday school for many years.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
They were granted bonds by a state circuit judge and then transferred to federal custody.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
By 2018, Soros had transferred $18 billion from his family office to his philanthropic organization, the Open Society Foundations.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
With top receiver Daniel Jackson needing minor surgery and not playing, Elijah Spencer — who transferred to the U from Charlotte two years ago — totaled six receptions for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2025
Sam Blum, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Over 70,000 pre-war fashion design photographs were transferred from design registrations to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs by the industrial tribunal of Paris in 1940, and over 120 of these photos form the basis of an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The three were transferred to another hospital.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
This involves distinguishing between the data plane, where information is transferred, and the control plane, which governs processes without directly handling the data itself.
—Taylor Brown, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
His remains will then be transferred back to Georgia for a private funeral service at the Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, where Carter taught Sunday school for many years.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
They were granted bonds by a state circuit judge and then transferred to federal custody.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
By 2018, Soros had transferred $18 billion from his family office to his philanthropic organization, the Open Society Foundations.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
With top receiver Daniel Jackson needing minor surgery and not playing, Elijah Spencer — who transferred to the U from Charlotte two years ago — totaled six receptions for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transferred
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John Dutton wouldn’t have ceded the land back to Rainwater, right?—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Dec. 2024
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Reports of summary executions and sectarian reprisals were limited, perhaps due, in part, to the way much of the Syrian army ceded territory without a fight.—
Sam Heller,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2024
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Under this definition, an electronic invoice is one that contains all the information required by the VAT Directive and is issued, transmitted, and received in a structured electronic format compliant with the EN 16931 standard.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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For instance, a virtual private network (VPN) can effectively encrypt data transmitted between the team and enterprise servers.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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My mom made a new one for my kids and sent it to us a couple years ago.—
Joanna Allhands,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Carrying the puck down the left side on the rush, Hughes sent a perfect lateral pass into the crease for Brock Boeser to redirect past Yaroslav Askarov.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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His family have since relocated to the UK.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Seeking to deepen her impact, Lahar left Columbia after three years and eventually relocated from New York to Israel and joined Tech2Peace to pioneer innovative approaches to fostering collaboration and understanding between Israelis and Palestinians.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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By turning the ball over, Tomlin essentially handed the Bengals a field goal (Cincinnati nearly turned it into a touchdown, but Ja’Marr Chase couldn’t corral a pass on third-and-goal from the 9).—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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But Mittal's department was handed a lifeline two years ago, when an Indian court downgraded protections for urban monkeys, effectively equating their status to stray animals like dogs and cats.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2025
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The House had passed the bill in November.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
4 Jan. 2025
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In addition to a stop at his boyhood home, now maintained by the National Park Service, the hearse passed through Plains, a town of some 500 people that had been his home base throughout life.—
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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Each child was assigned a part of a flowerbed and chose what to do with it.—
Alon Avital,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2024
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Since 2010, the NCAA has required transgender athletes assigned male at birth to undergo at least one year of testosterone suppression therapy before becoming eligible to compete on women's teams.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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The search for nationhood spread far and wide, becoming a central organizing principle of the world and one of its most potent political ideologies.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Farm workers and people who have backyard flocks are at higher risk of infection, but scientists are concerned that the virus will spread further – and possibly adapt to spread between people.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Transferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transferred. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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