trans|fer
◆◆◇ (transfers
, transferring
, transferred
)
The verb is pronounced /trænsfɜː
r
/. The noun is pronounced /træ
nsfɜː
r
/.
1
VERB
If you
transfer
something or someone from
one place to
another, or they
transfer
from
one place to
another, they go from the first place to the second. □ [V
n + from/to
]
Remove the wafers with a spoon and transfer them to a plate.
□ [V
+ from/to
]
The person can transfer from wheelchair to seat with relative ease.
● N‑VAR
Transfer
is also a noun. □ [+ of
]
Arrange for the transfer of medical records to your new doctor.
2
VERB
If something
is transferred
, or
transfers
, from
one person or group of people to
another, the second person or group gets it instead of the first. □ [V
n + from/to
]
I realized she'd transferred all her love from me to you.
□ [V
+ from/to
]
On 1 December the presidency of the Security Council automatically transfers from the U.S. to Yemen.
● N‑VAR
Transfer
is also a noun. □ [+ of
]
…the transfer of power from the old to the new regimes.
3
N‑VAR
Technology
transfer
is the process or act by which a country or organization which has developed new technology enables another country or organization to use the technology. □
These countries need capital and technology transfer.
[Also + of
]
4
VERB
In professional sports, if a player
transfers
or
is transferred
from one club to another, they leave one club and begin playing for another. [BRIT
] □ [V
+ from/to
]
He transferred from Spurs to Middlesbrough.
□ [be
V
-ed + from/to
]
He was transferred from Crystal Palace to Arsenal.
[Also V
n + from/to
] ● N‑COUNT
Transfer
is also a noun. □ [+ to
]
Nobody was expecting his transfer to the Italian club.
[in AM, use trade
]
5
VERB
If you
are transferred
, or if you
transfer
, to
a different job or place, you move to a different job or start working in a different place. □ [be
V
-ed + from/to
]
I was transferred to the book department.
□ [be
V
-ed]
I suspect that she is going to be transferred.
□ [V
+ from/to
]
Anton was able to transfer from Lavine's to an American company.
[Also V
n, V
n + from/to
] ● N‑VAR
Transfer
is also a noun. □ [+ to
]
They will be offered transfers to other locations.
6
VERB
When information
is transferred
onto
a different medium, it is copied from one medium to another. □ [be
V
-ed + onto/to
]
Such information is easily transferred onto microfilm.
□ [V
n + onto/to
]
…systems to create film-quality computer effects and then transfer them to film.
● N‑UNCOUNT
[n N
]
Transfer
is also a noun. □ [+ of
]
He has been charged with unauthorised transfer of information from military computers.
□
…data transfer.
7
VERB
When property or land
is transferred
, it stops being owned by one person or institution and becomes owned by another. [LEGAL
] □ [V
n + from/to
]
He has already transferred ownership of most of the works to a British foundation.
□ [be
V
-ed]
Certain kinds of property are transferred automatically at death.
[Also V
n] ● N‑VAR
Transfer
is also a noun. □ [+ of
]
…an outright transfer of property.
8
VERB
If you
transfer
or
are transferred
when you are on a journey, you change from one vehicle to another. □ [V
+ from/to
]
He likes to transfer from the bus to the Blue Line at 103rd Street in Watts.
□ [be
V
-ed + from/to
]
1,654 passengers were transferred at sea to a Norwegian cruise ship.
