transit

«transit» in Mova's school dictionary: the act of carrying people or goods from one place to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (transit — usually uncountable); verb (transit — formal, rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) Transit is the act of carrying people or goods from one place to another: the parcel was lost in transit. tree →

2) (US, Canada) Transit, or public transit, is the system of buses, trains and subways that people use to travel. tree →

3) (science) A transit is when a planet or moon passes in front of a bigger object, such as the Sun. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, parcels are «in transit» while being delivered; a «transit passenger» changes planes. In geography and city life, public transit carries people to school and work. In science lessons, a transit of a planet across the Sun. Phrases: in transit, public transit, a transit van (UK), transit lounge.

examples

• Your parcel is in transit and will arrive tomorrow. tree →
• Many people use public transit to get to work. tree →
• The vase was broken in transit. tree →
• We waited in the transit lounge before our next flight. tree →
• Astronomers watched the transit of Venus across the Sun. tree →
• The builder drives a white Transit van. tree →
• It is crowded with passengers, for the transit is quicker than by sea. tree →

note

Usually uncountable: «in transit». US/Canadian «public transit» is UK «public transport». A «Transit van» (UK) is a brand of van written with a capital T. Related: transport, transition, transmit.

In the corpora

• Most exoplanets have been found by the transit method: a star dims slightly when a planet passes in front of it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «transit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.