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transition
- /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/ UK
- /tɹɑːnˈzɪʃ.ən/ UK
- /-sɪʃ-/ UK
- /-ʒən/ UK
- /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/ Canada, US
- /-sɪʃ-/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle French transition, from Latin transitio. By surface analysis, transit + -ion.
noun transitions
- The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another. All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill.[…]Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion—or rather as a transition from the subject that started their conversation—such talk had been distr
- A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another. Holonym: metadiscourse
- A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.
- A change of key.
- A point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class (purine or pyrimidine); compare transversion.
- A change from defense to attack, or attack to defense.
- The onset of the final stage of childbirth.
- Professional special education assistance for children or adults in the process of leaving one educational environment or support program for another to relatively more independent living.
- A change between forward and backward motion without stopping.
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The process or act of changing one's gender role or physical and sexual characteristics, by social, medical, or legal methods, to conform to their identified gender, rather than the sex assigned at birth.
The preoccupation with transition and surgery objectifies trans people. And then we don't get to really deal with the real lived experiences.
Similar: gender transition
- A published procedure for instrument flight, coming between the departure and en-route phases of flight, or between en-route flight and an approach/landing procedure.
- Death; passing from life into death. As I read for the first time the inscription on my ancestor's tombstone, I recognized her name, but it was the date that transfixed my gaze and made my hair stand on end. The date of her death was March 1st, a fact I had been unaware of, but I did know that this day happened also to be March 1st; it
verb transitions · transitioning · transitioned
- 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. Eric told me that after he transitioned, he wanted to learn to fish and all the things his father never taught him.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: changeover, conversion, modulation, passage, segue, switchover, change, changing, transposition, transformation, transitionary, reorientation, shifting, adjustment, movement, moving
Translations
Every language
noun process of change from one form, state, style or place to another
| Español | transición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전이 jeoni, 변화 byeonhwa |
| 日本語 | 遷移 sen'i, 推移 suii, 変化 henka |
| 中文 | 過渡 /过渡 guòdù, 轉變 /转变 zhuǎnbiàn, 變化 /变化 biànhuà |
| Português | transição |
| Français | transition |
| Deutsch | Übergang |
| Italiano | transizione |
| Ελληνικά | μετάβαση metávasi |
| Română | tranziție |
| Русский | перехо́д perexód, превраще́ние prevraščénije |
| العربية | تَحَوُّل taḥawwul, نَقِل naqil |
| עברית | מַעֲבָר ma'vár, תְּמוּרָה tmurá |
noun word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another
| Français | transition |
|---|
noun brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes
| Français | transition |
|---|---|
| Italiano | transizione |
noun gender-related life change
| हिन्दी | लिंग बदलना liṅg badalnā |
|---|---|
| Português | transição |
| Français | transition |
| Deutsch | Transition |
| Română | tranziție |
| Русский | перехо́д perexód |
noun point mutation
| Português | transição |
|---|---|
| Français | transition |
| Italiano | passaggio |
| Русский | транзиция tranzicija |
noun change from defense to attack, or attack to defense
| Français | transition |
|---|---|
| Italiano | passaggio |
noun onset of the final stage of childbirth
| Français | transition |
|---|---|
| Italiano | passaggio |
verb to undergo a transition
| 中文 | 转变 zhuǎnbiàn |
|---|---|
| Português | transicionar |
| Italiano | passare |
verb to change from one gender role to another
| Português | transicionar |
|---|---|
| Français | transitionner, faire une transition |
| Deutsch | transitieren, transitionieren |
| Tiếng Việt | chuyển giới, hoán giới, đổi tính |
Talk about this word "transition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transition. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transition "transition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transition.Cite this
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title = {transition},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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