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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTranspire
/trænˈspaɪər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To occur; to happen or take place.
"No one predicted what would ultimately transpire during the negotiations." - 2
To become known; to leak out or be disclosed.
"It later transpired that the documents had been misfiled."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French 'transpirer', originating from the Late Latin 'transpirare', composed of 'trans-' (through) and 'spirare' (to breathe). Historically shifting from the literal physiological sense of moisture passing through pores to the figurative meaning of secret information becoming known, and finally to mean happening or occurring.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Transpire" is said worldwide
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se passer
Transliteration: sə pas-e
"Il est difficile de prévoir ce qui va se passer."
geschehen
Transliteration: ɡəˈʃeːən
"Niemand wusste, was geschehen würde."
accadere
Transliteration: akkaˈdere
"Non sappiamo cosa potrà accadere domani."
suceder
Transliteration: suθeˈdeɾ
"Nadie sabía lo que iba a suceder."
acontecer
Transliteration: akõteˈseɾ
"Ninguém previa o que iria acontecer."
घटित होना
Transliteration: ghatit hona
"यह देखना बाकी है कि आगे क्या घटित होगा।"
发生
Transliteration: fāshēng
"很难预测接下来会发生什么。"
일어나다
Transliteration: ireonada
"앞으로 무슨 일이 일어날지 예측하기 어렵다."
起こる
Transliteration: okoru
"何が起こるか誰にも分からない。"
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