transition

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən/ UK /tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #8547

Meanings

1

noun
The process of changing from one state, condition, or situation to another.

The transition from school to university can be difficult.
2

verb
To change from one state or situation to another.

The company is transitioning to renewable energy.
3

noun
The process of changing one's gender role and characteristics to match one's gender identity.

She began her transition in her early twenties.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the process of changing... change shift

3 noun · the process of changing... gender transition

Word family

Forms transitionedtransitioningtransitions

Derived forms detransitionretransitiontransit transitional transitionary transitionist

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Phrases (1)

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phase transition
a change between physical states without changing a substance's chemical identity

Noun + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle French transitionbor. English transition From Middle French transition, from Latin transitio. By surface analysis, transit + -ion.

*h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European transition Middle French transitio Latin

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# transition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 8547

## Meanings
1. The process of changing from one state, condition, or situation to another.
2. To change from one state or situation to another.
3. The process of changing one's gender role and characteristics to match one's gender identity.

## Examples
- The transition from school to university can be difficult.
- The company is transitioning to renewable energy.
- She began her transition in her early twenties.

## Derived Forms
- detransition
- retransition
- transit
- transitional
- transitionary
- transitionist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₁ey-
- Root: transition
- Root: transitio

## Etymology
Etymology tree Middle French transitionbor. English transition From Middle French transition, from Latin transitio. By surface analysis, transit + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Transition is from Middle French transition, from Latin transitio. By surface analysis, transit + -ion. The historical chain runs through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-, Middle French transition, Latin transitio. In present-day use, it can mean the process of changing from one state, condition, or situation to another, or to change from one state or situation to another. Derived formations include detransition, retransition, transit, transitional, transitionary, transitionist.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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