Transpire
verb
To happen or take place, especially being revealed or made known.
The meeting transpired without any major decisions being made.
Often appears as...
- event transpired
- meeting transpired
verb
To make something known or become known; to reveal.
After the investigation, it transpired that he had been stealing company funds for years.
Often appears as...
- transpire that
- transpire after
verb
In biology, it refers to the process where plants release water vapor from their leaves.
During the day, plants transpire water vapor to survive.
Often appears as...
- plants transpire
- transpire water vapor
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To happen or take place, especially being revealed or made known.
The meeting transpired without any major decisions being made.
Often appears as...
- event transpired
- meeting transpired
verb
To make something known or become known; to reveal.
After the investigation, it transpired that he had been stealing company funds for years.
Often appears as...
- transpire that
- transpire after
verb
In biology, it refers to the process where plants release water vapor from their leaves.
During the day, plants transpire water vapor to survive.
Often appears as...
- plants transpire
- transpire water vapor
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Outcome
Use 'transpire' to suggest events unfolded in an unexpected or surprising way.
It transpired that the quiet student was actually a talented musician.
Pro Tip 2/3Past Revelations
Often used when past events or truths come to light unexpectedly.
It transpired that the records were falsified years ago.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
Indicates that what happened was not seen or known as it happened but understood later on.
As the weeks went by, it transpired that our efforts were in vain.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Outcome
Use 'transpire' to suggest events unfolded in an unexpected or surprising way.
It transpired that the quiet student was actually a talented musician.
Pro Tip 2/3Past Revelations
Often used when past events or truths come to light unexpectedly.
It transpired that the records were falsified years ago.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
Indicates that what happened was not seen or known as it happened but understood later on.
As the weeks went by, it transpired that our efforts were in vain.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Outcome
Use 'transpire' to suggest events unfolded in an unexpected or surprising way.
It transpired that the quiet student was actually a talented musician.
Pro Tip 2/3Past Revelations
Often used when past events or truths come to light unexpectedly.
It transpired that the records were falsified years ago.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
Indicates that what happened was not seen or known as it happened but understood later on.
As the weeks went by, it transpired that our efforts were in vain.
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and specifically, who in this world is afforded the privilege of being perceived as fully human. Over the course of the past several months, the world has watched as unarmed black men, and women, have had their lives taken at the hands of police and vigilante. These events and all that has transpired after them
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Chasing the World’s...
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Nature's fortress: How...
transpiring massive amounts of water under the baking sun. The dramatically reduced surface area of the spines limits water loss. They also shade the cactus and reflect the sun’s rays, reducing the plant's core temperature during the heat of the day. Then, at night, when air temperatures plummet,
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A doctor's touch -...
the magic treatment and began with me on a course towards wellness it was because I had earned their rights to tell them these things by virtue of the examination something of importance had transpired in the exchange I took this to my colleagues at Stanford in
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Abraham Verghese: A...
for the magic doctor, the magic treatment and began with me on a course towards wellness, it was because I had earned the right to tell them these things by virtue of the examination. Something of importance had transpired in the exchange.
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Why should you read...
that inspires so many people? There's no one simple answer to that question, but there are a few remarkable things about the book that keep people coming back. The plot, which transpires over the course of a single day, is a story of three
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How to build a company...
As the meeting transpired, Jen's assessments of people added up like this. Others in the room have different opinions. That's normal. Different people are always going to have different opinions. And who knows who's right?
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Wild Turkeys Imprinting...
these eggs and the little turkey stopped immediately in his little shaking wet head rotated and he looked me square in the eyes and there was something very unambiguous transpired in that moment
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How do you know what's...
A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crime’s only known witnesses recount their version of the events that transpired. But as they each tell their tale,
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Mallika Sarabhai: Dance...
And so it transpired that a horse was killed, a god was made sin-free, a Brahmin's ego was appeased, a woman ... was ruined,
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How to raise a Black son...
and specifically, who in this world is afforded the privilege of being perceived as fully human. Over the course of the past several months, the world has watched as unarmed black men, and women, have had their lives taken at the hands of police and vigilante. These events and all that has transpired after them
Video examples
Chasing the World’s...
building on the work of tim samaras to find out what's actually going on inside tornadoes and maybe his discoveries could even help protect people in the future you know i'd do anything in my power to get my friends back but given all that has transpired i feel like we've derived great meaning and
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Nature's fortress: How...
transpiring massive amounts of water under the baking sun. The dramatically reduced surface area of the spines limits water loss. They also shade the cactus and reflect the sun’s rays, reducing the plant's core temperature during the heat of the day. Then, at night, when air temperatures plummet,
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A doctor's touch -...
the magic treatment and began with me on a course towards wellness it was because I had earned their rights to tell them these things by virtue of the examination something of importance had transpired in the exchange I took this to my colleagues at Stanford in
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Abraham Verghese: A...
for the magic doctor, the magic treatment and began with me on a course towards wellness, it was because I had earned the right to tell them these things by virtue of the examination. Something of importance had transpired in the exchange.
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Why should you read...
that inspires so many people? There's no one simple answer to that question, but there are a few remarkable things about the book that keep people coming back. The plot, which transpires over the course of a single day, is a story of three
Video examples
How to build a company...
As the meeting transpired, Jen's assessments of people added up like this. Others in the room have different opinions. That's normal. Different people are always going to have different opinions. And who knows who's right?
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Wild Turkeys Imprinting...
these eggs and the little turkey stopped immediately in his little shaking wet head rotated and he looked me square in the eyes and there was something very unambiguous transpired in that moment
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How do you know what's...
A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crime’s only known witnesses recount their version of the events that transpired. But as they each tell their tale,
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Mallika Sarabhai: Dance...
And so it transpired that a horse was killed, a god was made sin-free, a Brahmin's ego was appeased, a woman ... was ruined,
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Alice Walker
American Author
June Jordan, who died of cancer in 2002, was a brilliant, fierce, radical, and frequently furious poet. We were friends for thirty years. Not once in that time did she step back from what was transpiring politically and morally in the world. She spoke up, and led her students, whom she adored, to do the same.
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Valerie Plame
American Writer
Our critics would love nothing more for us to go away and just be quiet. And we won't give them that satisfaction. We have young children that, one day, when they understand more of what's happened and what's transpired, we wanna be able to say to them, you know, we did our best. And we told the truth.
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Justin Gaethje
American Athlete
I love the sport, I'm a fan of MMA, I've been a fan of MMA since before I started it, I was a fan of Eddie Alvarez before I started fighting, so just the culmination of events that have transpired in my life through hard work, through specifically hard work, it's just, I'm happy.
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Chelsea Lankes
American Musician
Everyone is scared of getting hurt, but having been there and taken the chance on someone and fallen in love - it's worth getting past all of your heart's reservations, regardless of how things transpire.
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Tony Finau
American Athlete
The things that transpired in my life, they didn't happen in the order that they're supposed to, or are ideal. Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
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Louis Farrakhan
American Activist
Black leadership has to recognize that principles more than speech, character more than a claim, is greater in advancing the cause of our liberation than what has transpired thus far.
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Judy Smith
American Producer
Protect yourself by always having a record of what transpired or was said in any situation that might be considered sensitive.
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Katherine Harris
American Politician
No partisan political activity transpired in my office during the recount period.
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Og Mandino
American Author
You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home.
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Tiger Woods
American Golfer
A lot has transpired in my life.
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Alice Walker
American Author
June Jordan, who died of cancer in 2002, was a brilliant, fierce, radical, and frequently furious poet. We were friends for thirty years. Not once in that time did she step back from what was transpiring politically and morally in the world. She spoke up, and led her students, whom she adored, to do the same.
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Valerie Plame
American Writer
Our critics would love nothing more for us to go away and just be quiet. And we won't give them that satisfaction. We have young children that, one day, when they understand more of what's happened and what's transpired, we wanna be able to say to them, you know, we did our best. And we told the truth.
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Justin Gaethje
American Athlete
I love the sport, I'm a fan of MMA, I've been a fan of MMA since before I started it, I was a fan of Eddie Alvarez before I started fighting, so just the culmination of events that have transpired in my life through hard work, through specifically hard work, it's just, I'm happy.
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Chelsea Lankes
American Musician
Everyone is scared of getting hurt, but having been there and taken the chance on someone and fallen in love - it's worth getting past all of your heart's reservations, regardless of how things transpire.
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Tony Finau
American Athlete
The things that transpired in my life, they didn't happen in the order that they're supposed to, or are ideal. Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
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Louis Farrakhan
American Activist
Black leadership has to recognize that principles more than speech, character more than a claim, is greater in advancing the cause of our liberation than what has transpired thus far.
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Judy Smith
American Producer
Protect yourself by always having a record of what transpired or was said in any situation that might be considered sensitive.
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Katherine Harris
American Politician
No partisan political activity transpired in my office during the recount period.
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Og Mandino
American Author
You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home.
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Tiger Woods
American Golfer
A lot has transpired in my life.
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