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noun
- 1. the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another: "students in transition from one programme to another"
- 2. the process by which a person permanently adopts the outward or physical characteristics of the gender with which they identify, as opposed to those associated with their birth sex. The process may or may not involve measures such as hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery: "she had been living as a woman for eight years at that point and had completed her transition in 2001"
verb
- 1. undergo or cause to undergo a process or period of transition: "he transitioned into filmmaking easily"
- 2. adopt permanently the outward or physical characteristics of the gender one identifies with, as opposed to those associated with one's birth sex: "once the decision was finally made to transition, she was overwhelmed with the support from her immediate family"
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Please, provide some example sentences. user19148. Nov 8, 2012 at 20:25. As Carlo_R says, we could use a bit more context. But it might not make much difference, since I can't easily think of contexts where one or the other is automatically "better". FWIW, "to" is about 15 times more common than "into" in Google Books, so I'm tempted to advise ...
An uninterrupted transition from one song or melody to another. (Used of both live and pre-recorded music.) As your commenter made a point of segway being a vulgar imitation used by know-nothings, you should then point him out that segue is not the correct Italian word for this concept.
Sep 18, 2016 · 2. To my knowledge, transition is (also) a rarely used intransitive verb. To transit seems a lot more common. I'm trying to understand the difference between them. Personally, transit seems mainly linked to transportation, while transition rather applies to a change in the state of being. word-choice.
Oct 7, 2011 · I upvoted this one and downvoted the other one. Sorry Barrie. I think Christopher's answer is more correct, in that Barrie's answer is a specific use case, rather than a general rule. "On that note" is more often used to transition between two (or more) similar ideas or topics. Definitely +1 for throwing in the phrase's emotive usages.
Dec 2, 2014 · 5. Excerpting this Grammarist post: Though more so spelled as two words, the one-word moreso gained ground despite the disapproval of usage authorities. More so strictly means that to a greater degree, and so refers to an adjective or adverb used earlier. E.g.: Gina is studious, and Eleanor is more so.
Along the lines of previously-suggested seamless and comfortable transitions, one might also say indiscernible transition. In place of transition one might use bridge, segue, mutation or transmutation. Also consider the sense of mercurial that means "Lively; clever; sprightly; animated; quick-witted."
Transition is recognized as a verb {editorial: alas!} but it probably hasn't become widely accepted as a transitive verb. Dictionary.reference.com sayeth: Transition verb (used without object) 4. to make a transition: He had difficulty transitioning from enlisted man to officer. 5.
May 2, 2014 · I've ignored the third one because I think, in this case, you could make a case for saying that where there is an ongoing transition, "along a similar vein" would be more appropriate. For example. "Jon focussed his investigation on hookers and drug dealers; Betty continued her investigation along a similar vein".
BCE/CE usually refers to the Common Era (the years are the same as AD/BC). That is, BC is usually understood to mean "Before the Common Era" and CE to mean "Common Era," though it is possible to reinterpret the abbreviations as "Christian Era." The simplest reason for using BCE/CE as opposed to AD/BC is to avoid reference to Christianity and ...
Oct 10, 2010 · The definition in MacMillan Dictionary: To this end (Formal): in order to achieve a particular aim. He wanted to discuss his position, and arranged a meeting to this end. Share. Improve this answer. edited Oct 10, 2010 at 19:50. answered Oct 10, 2010 at 19:27. Mehper C. Palavuzlar.
