transition
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
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Sense 2 verb
cause to convert or undergo a transition
the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology
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Sense 3 noun
an event that results in a transformation
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Sense 4 verb
make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets
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Sense 5 noun
a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
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Sense 6 noun
a musical passage moving from one key to another
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Sense 7 noun
a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | transition |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | transit |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lapse |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fossilization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | segue |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | transition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | transition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conversion |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | convert |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | convert |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | transition |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | transformation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | glycogenesis |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | isomerization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rectification |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | passage |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | transition |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | switch |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | transition |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | transition |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground swell |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | jump |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | modulate |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | musical passage |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | passage |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | flashback |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | flash-forward |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | dissolve |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | jump |