Basic Details
Word: Transferred
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Past tense of transfer: moved someone or something from one place, person, job or vehicle to another.
Synonyms: moved, shifted, relocated
Antonyms: kept, retained
Word origin: From Latin transferre, to carry across.
How to Spell Transferred
Syllables: trans - ferred
Tricky part: The r is doubled before -ed because the stress falls on fer when the verb is spoken (trans-FER). Students also drop the s of trans.
Watch out for: transfered, tranferred, transferrd
Memory tip: Stress decides: trans-FER-red. When the beat lands on the last syllable, double the last letter, as in preferred and referred.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Papa was transferred from the Lucknow branch to the one in Kochi.
Example 2: She transferred all her holiday photos from the phone to the laptop.
Example 3: The striker was transferred to a Kolkata club just before the season began.
Fun Fact
Transfer shares its Latin root ferre, to carry, with offer, differ and refer.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
After the flood, the patients were quickly tranferred from the ground floor to the upper wards of the district hospital.
a) patients
b) tranferred
c) quickly
d) district
Show answer
b) tranferred. Trans means across, and the s cannot be lost before the f.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word transferred as used in the sentence:
Our class teacher was transferred to a school in Pune last month.
a) dismissed
b) retired
c) moved
d) welcomed
Show answer
c) moved. A transfer sends a teacher to a new post; dismissed and retired mean leaving the job altogether.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. occured 2. transferred 3. refered 4. preferrd
a) moved from one place or person to another
b) liked one thing more than another
c) mentioned or sent to someone for help
d) happened
Show answer
a) moved from one place or person to another. Occur, prefer and refer are all stressed at the end, so each doubles its r before -ed, just as transfer does.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When money is transferred into your account, it ____.
a) turns into coins
b) disappears from the bank
c) is printed on paper
d) arrives from another account
Show answer
d) arrives from another account
2. If a bus pass cannot be transferred, it ____.
a) works on every route in the city
b) can be used only by the person named on it
c) is free for all children
d) never needs to be renewed
Show answer
b) can be used only by the person named on it
