transition
/tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/ verb C1- To make a transition.
- To bring through a transition; to change. · The soldier was transitioned from a combat role to a strategic role.
- To change one's gender role or physical and sexual characteristics to conform to one's identified gender.
He/she/it transitions · Past transitioned · Past participle transitioned · -ing form transitioning
Verb forms
- Base form
- transition
- He/she/it
- transitions
- Past
- transitioned
- Past participle
- transitioned
- -ing form
- transitioning
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But Elizabeth was not formed for ill-humour; and though every prospect of her own was destroyed for the evening, it could not dwell long on her spirits; and, having told all her griefs to Charlotte Lucas, whom she had not seen for a week, she was soon able to make a voluntary transition to the oddities of her cousin, and to point him out to her particular notice.
In his whole life, perhaps, Franz had never before experienced so sudden an impression, so rapid a transition from gayety to sadness, as in this moment.
The transition has been an exciting journey, but it certainly comes with a steep learning curve.
After leaving the glacier, the landscape slowly transitioned as we approached Jasper National Park.
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