The act of moving something from one location to another.

synonyms: conveyance, transferral, transport, transportation.

Roget 270: transfer, transference; translocation, elocation^†; displacement; metastasis, metathesis; removal; remotion^†, amotion^†; relegation; deportation, asportation^†; extradition, conveyance, draft, carrying, carriage; convection, conduction, contagion; transfer etc. (of property) 783.    transit, transition; passage, ferry, gestation; portage, porterage^†, carting, cartage; shoveling etc. v.; vection^†, vecture^†, vectitation^†; shipment, freight, wafture^†; transmission, transport, transportation, importation, exportation, transumption^†, transplantation, translation; shifting, dodging; dispersion etc. 73; transposition etc. (interchange) 148; traction etc. 285.    [Thing transferred] drift.    ... show more

Roget 783: transfer, conveyance, assignment, alienation, abalienation^†; demise, limitation; conveyancing^†; transmission etc. (transference) 270; enfeoffment^†, bargain and sale, lease and release; exchange etc. (interchange) 148; barter etc. 794; substitution etc. 147.    succession, reversion; shifting use, shifting trust; devolution.    ... show more

Dutch: overlading, overslag, transport, vervoer
Polish: przenoszenie

Someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another:
— The best student was a transfer from LSU.

synonym: transferee.

The act of transfering something from one form to another:
— The transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise.

synonym: transference.

Dutch: omvorming, omzetting, overbrenging, transformatie, transmissie, transpositie
Polish: transfer

A ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances.

Application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation.

synonyms: carry-over, transfer of training.

Transferring ownership.

synonym: transference.

Dutch: transfer

Transfer somebody to a different position or location of work.

synonym: reassign.

Dutch: toewijzen

Move from one place to another.

Lift and reset in another soil or situation.

synonym: transplant.

Move around:
— Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket.

synonym: shift.

Roget 539: learn; acquire knowledge, gain knowledge, receive knowledge, take in knowledge, drink in knowledge, imbibe knowledge, pick up knowledge, gather knowledge, get knowledge, obtain knowledge, collect knowledge, glean knowledge, glean information, glean learning.    acquaint oneself with, master; make oneself master of, make oneself acquainted with; grind, cram; get up, coach up; learn by heart, learn by rote.    read, spell, peruse; con over, pore over, thumb over; wade through; dip into; run the eye over, run the eye through; turn over the leaves.    study; be studious etc. adj.. [study intensely] burn the midnight oil, consume the midnight oil, mind one's book; cram.    go to school, go to college, go to the university; matriculate; serve an apprenticeship, serve one's apprenticeship, serve one's time; learn one's trade; be informed etc. 527; be taught etc. 537.    [stop going to school voluntarily (intransitive)] drop out, leave school, quit school; graduate; transfer; take a leave.    [cause to stop going to school (transitive)] dismiss, expel, kick out of school.    [stop going to school involuntarily] flunk out; be dismissed etc. ... show more

Cause to change ownership.

Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another.

synonym: change.

Send from one person or place to another.

synonyms: channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport.

Roget 783: transfer, convey; alienate, alien; assign; grant etc. (confer) 784; consign; make over, hand over; pass, hand, transmit, negotiate; hand down; exchange etc. (interchange) 148.    change hands, change hands from one to another; devolve, succeed; come into possession etc. (acquire) 775.    abalienate^†; disinherit; dispossess etc. 789; substitute etc. 147.    ... show more

Dutch: voeren, doorgeven, overbrengen

Shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes.

synonym: remove.

Roget 185: displace, misplace, displant^†, dislodge, disestablish; exile etc. (seclude) 893; ablegate^†, set aside, remove; take away, cart away; take off, draft off; lade etc. 184.    unload, empty etc. (eject) 297; transfer etc. 270; dispel.    vacate; depart etc. 293.    ... show more

Transfer from one place or period to another.

synonyms: transplant, transpose.

Roget 270: transfer, transmit, transport, transplace^†, transplant, translocate; convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry; carry over, ferry over; hand pass, forward; shift; conduct, convoy, bring, fetch, reach; tote [U.S.]; port, import, export.    send, delegate, consign, relegate, turn over to, deliver; ship, embark; waft; shunt; transpose etc. (interchange) 148; displace etc. 185; throw etc. 284; drag etc. 285; mail, post.    shovel, ladle, decant, draft off, transfuse, infuse, siphon.    ... show more