transpire
pronunciation
How to pronounce transpire in British English:
UK [trænˈspaɪə(r)]
How to pronounce transpire in American English:
US [trænˈspaɪər]
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- Verb:
- pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
- exude water vapor
- come to light; become known
- come about, happen, or occur
- give off (water) through the skin
Word Origin
- transpire
- transpire: see spirit
- transpire (v.)
- 1590s, "pass off in the form of a vapor or liquid," from Middle French transpirer (16c.), from Latin trans- "through" (see trans-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)). Figurative sense of "leak out, become known" is recorded from 1741, and the erroneous meaning "take place, happen" is almost as old, being first recorded 1755. Related: Transpired; transpiring.
Example
- 1. We don 't know what may transpire when we have anew boss .
- 2. We do not know what may transpire when we have a new boss .
- 3. Some of the best life opportunities will transpire only after you dare to lose .
- 4. We do not know what will transpire when we have a new boss .
- 5. We don 't know what will transpire when we have a new boss .