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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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2. "Transitioning to" implies that the subject is going from one place to another (perhaps instantly) while "Transitioning into" implies that the subject is going through a process to become, or to do, something else. I believe "into" is what you would use to describe how a business can become something better with the process of combining with ...
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. What you’ve written there sounds right to me.
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."
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.
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.
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 ...
Dec 4, 2016 · Both collocations are possible! With 'in doing so'—which means "as a consequence of doing" and where "so" means "the aforementioned"—the action ('doing') is given more attention. (Actually, in time you affix ING on a verb, you stress the action.) By inverting 'doing' and 'so' ( to ''in so doing' ), the emphasis now falls on WHAT is being ...
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". In this usage, I imagine you ...
