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transit¹
- /ˈtɹæn.zɪt/ UK, US
- /ˈtɹæn.sɪt/ UK, US
- /ˈtɹæn.zət/
- /ˈtɹæn.sət/
- /ˈtɹɑːn.zɪt/ UK, archaic
Rhymes with -ænzɪt
Where it comes from
From French, from Latin transire (“to go across, pass in, pass through”), from trans (“over”) + ire (“to go”).
noun transits
- The act of passing over, across, or through something. In France you are now […] in the transit from one form of government to another.
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The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
the transit of goods through a country
Similar: transport
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Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare), as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars; short form of public transit or mass transit
I always take transit to work.
Similar: public transport
- The passage of a celestial body or other object across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.
- The passage of a celestial body in the horoscope, e.g. through a section or in relation to a specific important point in someone's birth chart.
- A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.
- An imaginary line between two objects whose positions are known. When the navigator sees one object directly in front of the other, the navigator knows that his position is on the transit.
- A Ford Transit van, see Transit. Beufort road, Birkenhead, about 17.15 June 19 2013, white transit overtakes and swerves left into junction almost taking my front wheel.
verb transits · transiting · transited
- To pass over, across or through something.
- To convey people or goods from one place to another, especially by public transport vehicles.
- To use public transit. I always transit to work.
- To revolve an instrument about its horizontal axis so as to reverse its direction.
- To make a transit.
- To carry communications traffic to and from a customer or another network on a compensation basis as opposed to peerage in which the traffic to and from another network is carried on an equivalency basis or without charge.
Transit²
noun Transits
- A Ford Transit van.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pass through, pass over, transportation, theodolite, passage, pass across, transportation system, through, move, pass, movement, transport, trip, transfer, journey, runout
Translations
Every language
noun act of passing over, across, or through something
| Español | tránsito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 통과 tonggwa |
| 日本語 | 通過 tsūka |
| 中文 | 通過 /通过 tōngguò |
| हिन्दी | आवागमन āvāgman |
| Português | trânsito, passagem |
| Français | transit |
| Deutsch | Transit, Durchgang |
| Italiano | transizione, traversata, attraversamento |
| Русский | транзи́т tranzít, перехо́д perexód |
| العربية | مُرُور murūr |
noun conveyance of people or goods from one place to another
| Español | transporte |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | आवागमन āvāgman, परिवहन parivhan |
| Português | trânsito, transporte |
| Deutsch | Durchreise |
| Italiano | spostamento, movimento, passaggio, transito |
| Русский | перево́зка perevózka, транзи́т tranzít |
noun astronomy: passage of a celestial body
| Español | pasaje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 통과 tonggwa |
| 日本語 | 通過 tsūka |
| 中文 | 凌 líng |
| हिन्दी | संक्रमण saṅkramaṇ |
| Português | trânsito |
| Français | transit |
| Deutsch | Durchgang |
| Italiano | transizione, passaggio |
| Ελληνικά | διάβαση diávasi |
| Русский | прохожде́ние proxoždénije |
| العربية | عُبُور ʕubūr |
| עברית | מַעֲבָר ma'avár |
noun surveying instrument
| Deutsch | Theodolit |
|---|---|
| Italiano | teodolite, tacheometro |
verb to pass over, across or through something
| Español | atravesar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 通過 /通过 tōngguò, 穿過 /穿过 chuānguò, 越過 /越过 yuèguò |
| Português | atravessar, transitar |
| Français | transiter |
verb to revolve an instrument about its horizontal axis so as to reverse its direction
| Español | girar |
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Talk about this word "transit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transit "transit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transit.Cite this
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title = {transit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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