transfer

To move someone or something from one place, person, or system to another.

• Please transfer the money today.
• They transferred him to another hospital.
• Can I transfer these files to your computer?

How to use it: transfer something from A to B (I transferred the photos from my phone to my laptop.); transfer to something (She transferred to a school closer to home.)

Similar words: move, send

Common phrases: transfer money, transfer to something, transfer someone to

To leave one bus, train, or other public vehicle and take another to continue your journey.

• We need to transfer here.
• She transferred to a bus at the station.
• Where do I transfer to the airport train?

How to use it: transfer to something (Transfer to the red line at Central Station.); transfer at somewhere (We transfer at the next station.)

Similar words: change

Common phrases: transfer to something, transfer at something, transfer between trains

To copy an image or design from one surface onto another.

• Transfer the drawing onto clean paper.
• She transferred the pattern to the stone.
• The heat transfers the image onto the shirt.

How to use it: transfer something onto something (Transfer the design onto the fabric with a hot iron.)

Similar words: copy, imprint

Common phrases: transfer a design, transfer an image, transfer onto fabric

The act of moving someone or something from one place, person, or organization to another.

• I paid by bank transfer.
• Her transfer to another office starts next week.
• The club announced two player transfers yesterday.

How to use it: transfer of something to someone/something (The transfer of funds to the charity is complete.)

Similar words: movement, relocation

Common phrases: bank transfer, transfer of something, transfer to something

The process of putting something into a different form or medium.

• The transfer to digital is complete.
• This film transfer has excellent picture quality.
• We checked the sound after the transfer of the recordings.

How to use it: transfer from A to B (The transfer from tape to digital took several days.)

Similar words: conversion

Common phrases: transfer to digital, digital transfer, transfer of recordings

The movement of material carrying inherited information from one cell to another.

• Gene transfer occurs between some bacteria.
• The researchers measured genetic transfer in the cells.
• Horizontal transfer can spread resistance to antibiotics.

How to use it: transfer of something between cells (The transfer of DNA between cells can change their properties.)

Common phrases: gene transfer, genetic transfer, horizontal transfer