transfero

Latin

Etymology

From trāns (across) + ferō (bear, carry).

Pronunciation

Verb

present active trānsferō, present infinitive trānsferre, perfect active trānstulī, supine trānslātum.

  1. I bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer.
    Cur non illam huc transferri iubes?
    Why don't you command her to be brought over hither?
  2. I copy, transcribe, transfer.
  3. I carry along in public, display in procession, bear in triumph.
  4. I put off, defer, postpone, delay, transfer.
  5. I translate into another language; interpret.
  6. I transfer in meaning, use figuratively or tropically.
  7. I apply, make use of.
  8. I change, transform.

Inflection

Irregular, but resembling the third conjugation. The principal parts come from several different words originally.

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