transfer
verb (used with object)
to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another.
had transferred
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past perfectof transfer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They told him a woman had transferred her life savings to someone she thought was him and was left totally embarrassed.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
It started last month when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his government had transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
South Korea has summoned Ukraine's acting ambassador after President Volodymyr Zelensky last week announced his government had transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
In 2021, the Journal reported that the Chinese military had transferred multiple batches of finished Dongfeng missiles to Saudi Arabia since around 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
One of the termite soldiers had transferred its mandibles from the grass to her finger.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
