transit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɹæn.zət/ weak vowel merger
- /ˈtɹɑːn.zɪt/ (UK, archaic)
- /ˈtɹæn.zɪt/ (UK, US)
- /ˈtɹæn.sət/ weak vowel merger
- (US) audio
- /ˈtɹæn.sɪt/ (UK, US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Latin eō Latin trānsēo Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin trānsituslbor. French transitder. English transit From French, from Latin transire (“to go across, pass in, pass through”), from trans (“over”) + ire (“to go”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of passing over, across, or through something.
In the hollow by the park wall it appeared again, distinctly; and here it was plain the transit of the wall had been made, for the traces of the mud were evident enough upon its surface, and the mortar at top was displaced, and a little tuft of grass in the mud, left by the clodded shoesole.
1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:In France you are now […] in the transit from one form of government to another.
1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC:Incoherency had overtaken his speech, but he was unaware of it. Nor did he connect the smashing of a bottle with the generous curve of his transit.
1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 117:
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(countable, uncountable) 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
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(Canada, US, countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) The passage of a celestial body or other object across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.
- (countable, qualifier:navigation, uncountable) 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.
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(Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| transits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
transit lane · light rail transit · interval transit time · transit instrument · colonic transit time · fabrication-in-transit · transitway · nontransit · antitransit · transitology · rapid transit · milling-in-transit · transit tetany · bus rapid transit · transit lounge · bowel transit time · transit telescope · paratransit · protransit · transit bus · in transit · microtransit
Synonyms
Translations (104)
ru транзи́т (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · de Durchgang (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · cmn 凌 (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · hu tranzit (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · de Durchreise (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · it transito (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · fa گذر (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · he מַעֲבָר (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · cmn 通過 /通过 (act of passing over, across, or through something) · hu áthaladás (act of passing over, across, or through something) · pt trânsito (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · uk перехі́д (act of passing over, across, or through something) · it transizione (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · hi परिवहन (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · fi ylikulku (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · sv passage (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · it teodolite (surveying instrument) · sv enslinje (navigation: imaginary line) · it passaggio (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · sv transport (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · la trānsitus (act of passing over, across, or through something) · be транзі́т (act of passing over, across, or through something) · fi transiitti (astrology: passage of a celestial body) · nl doortocht (act of passing over, across, or through something) · pt trânsito (act of passing over, across, or through something) · be перахо́д (act of passing over, across, or through something) · fi linja (navigation: imaginary line) · hi आवागमन (act of passing over, across, or through something) · ru перево́зка (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · cs přechod (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · nl overgang (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · ko 통과 (act of passing over, across, or through something) · hu elhaladás (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · pl tranzyt (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · bg транзи́т (act of passing over, across, or through something) · uk прохо́дження (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · hu szállítás (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · it traversata (act of passing over, across, or through something) · ca trànsit (act of passing over, across, or through something) · pt trânsito (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · pt passagem (act of passing over, across, or through something) · sh prijélaz (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · be транзі́т (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · tr geçiş (act of passing over, across, or through something) · be прахаджэ́нне (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · fi kulmanmittauslaite (surveying instrument) · hu közlekedés (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · de Durchgang (act of passing over, across, or through something) · hu átszállás (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · ar عُبُور (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · uk переве́зення (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · ja 通過 (act of passing over, across, or through something) · it passaggio (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · ja 通過 (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · sk prechod (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · es tránsito (act of passing over, across, or through something) · de Theodolit (surveying instrument) · es pasaje (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · hu átvonulás (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · fr transit (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · hu tranzitforgalom (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · tr transit (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · it tacheometro (surveying instrument) · it spostamento (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · pt transporte (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · be пераво́зка (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · mk премин (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · ru перехо́д (act of passing over, across, or through something) · be прахо́джанне (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · sh prélaz (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · de Transit (act of passing over, across, or through something) · hu átkelés (act of passing over, across, or through something) · hi आवागमन (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · ko 통과 (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · bg пре́ход (act of passing over, across, or through something) · sh пре́лаз (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · bg прево́зване (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · hu átmenet (act of passing over, across, or through something) · sh прије́лаз (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · fr transit (act of passing over, across, or through something) · fi kuljetus (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · hy տարանցում (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · es transporte (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · it transizione (act of passing over, across, or through something) · ur حرکات (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · tr transit (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · hu átjárás (act of passing over, across, or through something) · fi läpikulku (act of passing over, across, or through something) · ru транзи́т (act of passing over, across, or through something) · da passage (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · uk транзи́т (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · ru прохожде́ние (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · it movimento (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · uk перево́зка (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · it attraversamento (act of passing over, across, or through something) · hy անցում (act of passing over, across, or through something) · el διάβαση (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · ar مُرُور (act of passing over, across, or through something) · hu átutazás (conveyance of people or goods from one place to another) · fi kauttakulku (act of passing over, across, or through something) · hi संक्रमण (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · uk транзи́т (act of passing over, across, or through something) · nb passasje (astronomy: passage of a celestial body) · pl tranzyt (astronomy: passage of a celestial body)