transfer

Everyday

1. To move someone or something from one place, person or group to another. tree →
2. (noun) A move from one place, school, team or vehicle to another. tree →
3. To send money from one account to another. tree →
4. (noun, UK) A picture you can stick or press onto something. tree →

In the lessons

In maths problems: "she transfers 5 marbles to her brother" means she gives them, so she has 5 fewer and he has 5 more. In sport, footballers transfer between clubs. In science, heat transfers from hot to cold. Phrases: transfer to, transfer from, bank transfer, heat transfer.

Examples

• Transfer 5 marbles from the red bag to the blue bag. tree →
• She transferred to a new school last term. tree →
• Heat transfers from the hot drink to your hands. tree →
• Dad made a bank transfer to pay the bill. tree →
• The striker's transfer cost a lot of money. tree →
• We had to transfer to another bus in town. tree →
• I stuck a dinosaur transfer on my arm. tree →
• More than twelve centuries ago, Hiouen-Thsang transferred the following story from India to China. tree →

Note

Doubles the r: transferred, transferring. Stress: verb "trans-FER", noun "TRANS-fer". Maths trap: a transfer does not change the total; one side loses what the other gains.

In Jewish tradition

Abner promises to move the kingdom from the house of Saul to David.

Interpretation. Tradition sees the shift of the kingship from Saul to David as God's plan. David's line becomes the royal family from which the Messiah is expected to come.

Examples

• to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.' (Prophets 2SA.3.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Doubles the r: transferred, transferring. Stress: verb "trans-FER", noun "TRANS-fer". Maths trap: a transfer does not change the total; one side loses what the other gains.