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/tˈɹæns/TRANS
/tˈɹæns/TRANS

Meaningto pass away

Common meaning: a dazed state

Journey through time

  1. Latintransire‘to pass away’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsto pass away → to dietransir‘to die’source
  3. Frenchmeaning shiftsto die → a swoontranse‘a swoon’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa swoon → a dazed statetrance‘a dazed state’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin transire ‘to pass away’.

Roots

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