📖 T — The English dictionary · page 42

transact — Everyday, meaning 1: To carry out a piece of business, such as buying, selling or paying (a formal word).↗ Example: The farmer went to town to transact his business.↗ · The two merchants transacted the sale of the cows.↗ · No business was transacted that day because the shops were shut.↗

transaction — Everyday, meaning 1: A transaction is an act of buying or selling something, or of moving money, such as paying in a shop, withdrawing cash or sending money online.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) A transaction is any piece of business or exchange between people or organisations.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (computing) A transaction is a set of computer actions that must all happen together or not at all, as in banking systems.↗ Example: Every transaction is printed on the receipt.↗ · The bank statement lists all our transactions for the month.↗ · The shop charges a small transaction fee for card payments.↗ · Buying a house is a big transaction.↗ · The transaction was declined because there wasn't enough money.↗ · If you start with £20 and make transactions of −£5, +£12 and −£8, you end with £19.↗ · Online transactions must be kept safe and secret.↗ · The Soldier now put on the coat, and dipped his hands into the pockets, to assure himself of the reality of the transaction.↗

transactions — Everyday, meaning 1: Transactions are acts of buying, selling, paying or moving money, like paying at a till or moving money between bank accounts.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Transactions are dealings or exchanges between people or groups.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) Transactions can also be the written record of what a society or meeting did, as in a scientific journal's title.↗ Example: The shop made 300 transactions on Saturday.↗ · Mum checked the transactions on her bank statement.↗ · Every transaction at the till prints a receipt.↗ · Some online transactions need a code sent to a phone.↗ · In this game, record each transaction in your money table.↗ · The bank charges a fee for some transactions.↗ · Kim had £20, then made two transactions of £5 each, so £10 was left.↗

transatlantic — Everyday, meaning 1: Transatlantic means crossing the Atlantic Ocean, such as a flight or voyage between Europe and America.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Transatlantic also means about or between the countries on both sides of the Atlantic, like the UK and the USA.↗ Example: We took a transatlantic flight from London to New York.↗ · The Titanic was on a transatlantic voyage when it sank.↗ · The first transatlantic telephone cable was laid under the sea.↗ · The transatlantic slave trade forced millions of Africans across the ocean.↗ · My uncle has a transatlantic accent from living in both countries.↗ · Charles Lindbergh made a famous solo transatlantic flight in 1927.↗ · Transatlantic friendships are easier with video calls.↗

transcribed — Everyday, meaning 1: Wrote down exactly what someone said, or what was recorded.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Copied writing from one form to another, such as from handwriting into typing.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Changed music so it can be played on a different instrument.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Wrote words using special symbols that show sounds (phonetic writing).↗ Example: She transcribed the interview with her grandmother for her history project.↗ · The speech was transcribed word for word.↗ · The old diary was transcribed into typed pages.↗ · He transcribed the guitar song for the piano.↗ · Our talk was recorded and transcribed.↗ · The words were transcribed using sound symbols.↗ · I have transcribed them literally, and I regard them as in the highest degree characteristic.↗ · The Thirty-Two Paths, and Westcott's Notes are not yet transcribed on Wikisource (see enwestcott1893ia-ocr.txt for the full book as OCR).↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

transcript — Everyday, meaning 1: A written or printed copy of words that were spoken, such as a speech, interview or recording.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (US, Canada) An official list of a student's courses and marks.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A transcript can also be a written copy of a page or text, made by hand or in print.↗ Example: Read the transcript of the interview.↗ · The video has a transcript for people who can't hear it.↗ · The court kept a transcript of everything said.↗ · Her school transcript showed top marks in science.↗ · We compared the transcript with the recording.↗ · The podcast comes with a free transcript.↗

transcription — Everyday, meaning 1: A transcription is a written copy of something that was spoken, recorded or written somewhere else.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Transcription is the act of writing down speech or copying a text.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (language) A phonetic transcription writes how words sound using special symbols, like in a dictionary.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (music) A transcription is a piece of music rewritten for different instruments.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (science) In biology, transcription is the copying of information from DNA in a cell.↗ Example: The teacher gave us a transcription of the radio interview.↗ · Read the transcription of the king's speech.↗ · The dictionary shows the transcription of every word in special symbols.↗ · Volunteers made a transcription of the old diaries.↗ · The band played a transcription of a piano piece for guitars.↗ · In cells, transcription copies a message from DNA.↗ · PARTIAL: English Wikisource transcription (proofread from Index:Sepher Yetzirah.djvu) — only Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction, and the text (chapters I-VI).↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

transfer — Everyday, meaning 1: To move someone or something from one place, person or group to another.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) A move from one place, school, team or vehicle to another.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To send money from one account to another.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (noun, UK) A picture you can stick or press onto something.↗ Example: Transfer 5 marbles from the red bag to the blue bag.↗ · She transferred to a new school last term.↗ · Heat transfers from the hot drink to your hands.↗ · Dad made a bank transfer to pay the bill.↗ · The striker's transfer cost a lot of money.↗ · We had to transfer to another bus in town.↗ · I stuck a dinosaur transfer on my arm.↗ · More than twelve centuries ago, Hiouen-Thsang transferred the following story from India to China.↗ · to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.'↗ (Prophets 2SA.3.10, JPS 1917)↗

transferable — Everyday, meaning 1: Transferable means able to be moved or handed from one person, place or thing to another.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A transferable ticket or pass can be used by someone else, not only by the buyer.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Transferable skills are abilities you can use in many different jobs or subjects, like teamwork or clear writing.↗ Example: This bus pass is not transferable, so only you may use it.↗ · Teamwork is a transferable skill you can use in any job.↗ · Good spelling is transferable to every subject.↗ · The concert ticket is transferable, so Gran can go instead.↗ · Points in this game are transferable to your friend's account.↗ · Learning to plan helps in maths and in art – it is transferable.↗ · Some diseases are easily transferable between animals and people.↗

transfix — Everyday, meaning 1: To pierce something through with a sharp point, such as a spear.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To hold someone still with fear or wonder, so that they cannot move.↗ Example: The knight transfixed the dragon with his lance.↗ · The bright light transfixed the children, and they could not move.↗

transfixed — Everyday, meaning 1: Held completely still by fear, wonder or surprise.↗ Example: She stood transfixed as the king's magic appeared.↗ · The crowd was transfixed by the bright show.↗ · He was transfixed with fear at the sound in the dark.↗

transform — Everyday, meaning 1: To transform something is to change it completely, often making it better: the garden was transformed.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To transform is to change from one form or shape into another: a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths) To transform a shape is to move or change it by a translation, reflection, rotation or enlargement.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science) To transform energy is to change it from one type into another.↗ Example: The caterpillar transformed into a butterfly.↗ · The new paint transformed my bedroom.↗ · Reflect the triangle to transform it.↗ · A solar panel transforms light into electricity.↗ · In the story, the frog transformed into a prince.↗ · Learning to read transformed her life.↗ · Rotation and translation are ways to transform a shape.↗ · He had dreamt that the Princess was being carried off from him, and, transforming himself into an eagle, he flew to the palace.↗ · This is a cipher: observing, transforming, making all matter and all words one name.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

transformation — Everyday, meaning 1: A transformation is a big change in how someone or something looks, works or behaves.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In maths, a transformation is a way of moving or changing a shape on a grid: a translation (slide), reflection (flip), rotation (turn) or enlargement.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In science, a transformation is a change from one form to another, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.↗ Example: The caterpillar's transformation into a butterfly takes about two weeks.↗ · Reflect the triangle in the mirror line – that is a transformation.↗ · Rotation, reflection and translation are all transformations.↗ · The old shed had a total transformation into a playhouse.↗ · In the story, the beast's transformation back into a prince happens at the end.↗ · The town went through a big transformation when the factory closed.↗ · Draw the image of the square after the transformation.↗ · In an instant the transformation took place, and two creatures, neither beast nor human stood before the chief.↗ · A connection is thus made between the act of speech and the act of circumcision, being two forms of creation and transformation according to the SY’s thought.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

transformed — Everyday, meaning 1: Transformed means changed completely in shape, look or nature.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As an adjective, transformed describes something or someone that has been greatly changed, usually for the better.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths) A transformed shape has been moved, flipped, turned or resized.↗ Example: The caterpillar transformed into a butterfly.↗ · The old shed was transformed into a playroom.↗ · The princess was transformed into a frog by a spell.↗ · After the holiday, he seemed transformed.↗ · In maths, the triangle was transformed by a rotation.↗ · The snow transformed the garden into a white world.↗ · Then the badger suddenly transformed himself back to his natural form and cried out:↗

transformer — Everyday, meaning 1: A transformer is a device that changes the voltage of electricity, making it higher or lower.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Anything that changes something else can be called a transformer.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Transformers is a famous toy and film series about robots that change into cars and trucks.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In computing, a transformer is a type of computer program used in many modern AI language models.↗ Example: A transformer near our street lowers the voltage for houses.↗ · Phone chargers contain a small transformer.↗ · Never climb fences around electricity transformers — it is very dangerous.↗ · My brother collects Transformers toys.↗ · A step-up transformer raises the voltage.↗ · Many chatbots are built on a kind of program called a transformer.↗

transgress — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: To break a rule or law; to go beyond what is allowed.↗ Example: And Moses said: 'Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD, seeing it shall not prosper?↗ (Torah NUM.14.41, JPS 1917)↗ · Ye all have transgressed against Me, saith the LORD.↗ (Prophets JER.2.29, JPS 1917)↗ · We have transgressed and have rebelled; Thou hast not pardoned.↗ (Writings LAM.3.42, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy first father sinned, and thine intercessors have transgressed against Me.↗ (Prophets ISA.43.27, JPS 1917)↗

transgression — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) An action that breaks a rule, law or moral code; a wrongdoing.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal, religion) A sin.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (geology) When the sea spreads over the land.↗ Example: (formal) The pupil apologised for his transgression.↗ · (formal) Talking in the exam hall is a serious transgression.↗ · In plain words, a transgression is breaking a rule.↗ · (formal) The king forgave the knight's transgressions.↗ · Even small transgressions were punished in the strict old school.↗ · (formal) Any transgression of these rules will be reported.↗ · And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father.'↗ And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.↗ (Torah GEN.50.17, JPS 1917)↗ · So shall ye say unto Joseph: Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil.↗ (Torah GEN.50.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Take heed of him, and hearken unto his voice; be not rebellious against him; for he will not pardon your transgression; for My name is in him.↗ (Torah EXO.23.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Make me to know my transgression and my sin.↗ (Writings JOB.13.23, JPS 1917)↗ · Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.↗ (Writings PRO.10.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, (Prophets ISA.57.4, JPS 1917)↗

transgressor — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A person who breaks a law or commandment, a sinner.↗ Example: Remember this, and stand fast; bring it to mind, O ye transgressors.↗ (Prophets ISA.46.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall return unto Thee.↗ (Writings PSA.51.15, JPS 1917)↗ · But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.↗ (Writings PSA.37.38, JPS 1917)↗

transient — Everyday, meaning 1: Transient means lasting only a short time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A transient person stays in a place only for a short time before moving on.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As a noun, a transient is a person who moves from place to place, often without a home (mainly US).↗ Example: The pain was transient and soon went away.↗ · Happiness can be transient, so enjoy it.↗ · The town has a transient population of tourists.↗ · The hotel was full of transient guests.↗ · A rainbow is a transient sight.↗ · The shelter helps transients who have nowhere to sleep (US).↗