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# transition

«transition» in Mova's school dictionary: **a change from one state, place or stage to another** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a transition, transitions); verb (transition, transitions, transitioned, transitioning)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A transition is a change from one state, place or stage to another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/#m1)

2) (verb) To transition is to move or change from one stage to another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/#m2)

3) In writing, a transition is a word or phrase that links ideas, like «however» or «next». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/#m3)

4) Transition can mean a person changing to live as a different gender. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school, «transition» often means moving up from primary to secondary school, or moving between lessons. In science, a state change (solid to liquid) is a transition. In English writing, «transition words» join paragraphs. In everyday life, «a smooth transition» means the change went well.

### examples

- The transition from primary to secondary school can feel scary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/#x1)
- Melting is the transition from solid to liquid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/#x2)
- Use transition words like «first», «then» and «finally». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/#x3)
- The caterpillar's transition to a butterfly takes weeks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/#x4)
- Our class made a smooth transition to the new building. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/#x5)
- The sky changed from day to night in a slow transition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/#x6)
- The team transitioned to a new coach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/#x7)

### note

Plural: transitions. Adjective: transitional. Said «tran-ZISH-un». The verb use is newer and a bit formal; «change» or «move» is simpler.

### In the corpora

- ["In transition" means unemployed or changing jobs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/20-debt-and-jobs/24/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «transition» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transition/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.