Transition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

an event that results in a transformation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹænsˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹansˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹansˈɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /tɹænsˈɪʃən/.

Examples

the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology
The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets
The adagio transitioned into an allegro

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

changeover passage conversion modulation

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of passing from one state or place to the next
noun	an event that results in a transformation
noun	a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
noun	a musical passage moving from one key to another
noun	a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
verb	cause to convert or undergo a transition “the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology”
verb	make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) “The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets”

Word Forms

pass	verb	pass into a specified state or condition
transit	verb	make a passage or journey from one place to another
transition	verb	make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
convert	verb	change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
change over	verb	change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
modulate	verb	change the key of, in music
transition	noun	a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Übergang

der Akt des Übergangs von einem Staat oder Ort zum nächsten

🇪🇸Spanish

transición

el acto de pasar de un estado o lugar al siguiente

🇮🇹Italian

transizione

l'atto di passare da uno stato o luogo a quello successivo

🇳🇱Dutch

overgang

de handeling van het overgaan van de ene staat of plaats naar de volgende

🇵🇹Portuguese

transição

o ato de passar de um estado ou lugar para outro

🇷🇺Russian

переход

акт перехода из одного состояния или места в другое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संक्रमण

एक राज्य या स्थान से दूसरे राज्य में जाने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থানান্তর

এক রাজ্য বা স্থান থেকে অন্য রাজ্যে যাওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

மாற்றம்

ஒரு மாநிலம் அல்லது இடத்திலிருந்து அடுத்த இடத்திற்கு செல்லும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరివర్తన

ఒక రాష్ట్రం లేదా ప్రదేశం నుండి మరొక రాష్ట్రానికి వెళ్ళే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

संक्रमण

एका राज्यातून किंवा ठिकाणाहून दुसऱ्या राज्यात जाण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંક્રમણ

એક રાજ્ય અથવા સ્થાનથી બીજા સ્થાને જવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆ

ಒಂದು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಳದಿಂದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾದುಹೋಗುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംക്രമണം

ഒരു സംസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ നിന്നോ സ്ഥലത്തു നിന്നോ അടുത്തതിലേക്ക് കടന്നുപോകുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਬਦੀਲੀ

ਇੱਕ ਰਾਜ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਰਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

منتقلی

ایک ریاست یا جگہ سے دوسری ریاست میں جانے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

过渡

从一个状态或地方转移到下一个状态或地方的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

遷移

ある州または場所から次の州または場所に移る行為

🇰🇷Korean

이행

한 주나 장소에서 다음 주나 장소로 이동하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuyển tiếp

hành động chuyển từ trạng thái hoặc địa điểm này sang trạng thái tiếp theo

🇹🇭Thai

การเปลี่ยนแปลง

การกระทำที่ผ่านจากรัฐหนึ่งหรือสถานที่หนึ่งไปยังอีกรัฐหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

transisi

tindakan berpindah dari satu negara bagian atau tempat ke negara bagian berikutnya

🇵🇭Filipino

paglipat

ang pagkilos ng pagpasa mula sa isang estado o lugar patungo sa susunod

🇲🇾Malay

peralihan

perbuatan berpindah dari satu negeri atau tempat ke negeri lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتقال

فعل المرور من دولة أو مكان إلى آخر

🇮🇷Persian

انتقال

عمل عبور از یک حالت یا مکان به حالت دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

geçiş

bir eyaletten veya yerden diğerine geçme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַעֲבָר

פעולת המעבר ממצב או מקום אחד למשנהו

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The primary meaning of 'transition' is 'the act of passing from one state or place to the next'.

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Using 'transition' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'transition' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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