Origin of transfer

1350–1400; Middle English transferren (v.) < Latin trānsferre, equivalent to trāns- trans- + ferre to bear1, carry

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British Dictionary definitions for transferred

transfer

verb (trænsˈfɜː) -fers, -ferring or -ferred

noun (ˈtrænsfɜː)

Derived forms of transfer

transferable or transferrable, adjective transferability, noun

Word Origin for transfer

C14: from Latin transferre, from trans- + ferre to carry

Medical definitions for transferred

transfer
[ trănsfər ]

n.

The conveyance or removal of something from one place to another.
A condition in which learning in one situation influences learning in another situation. It may be positive, as when learning one behavior facilitates the learning of something else, or negative, as when one habit interferes with the acquisition of a later one.

Other words from transfer

trans•fer (trăns-fûr, trănsfər) v.