transfer
verb (used with object)
to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another.
have been transferring
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present perfect progressiveof transfer.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Quarterbacks have been transferring around Southern California since last January.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
For days, workers have been transferring each voter’s intent from spoiled ballots to fresh ones, by hand using purple markers, in a painstaking process that might not be complete for more than two more weeks.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2022
Others have been driving hours to Lexington from rural areas because hospitals have been transferring fewer patients.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2021
In some cases, staff have been transferring trauma patients to larger cities without knowing if they can accept them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2017
The Grays have been transferring regiments from distant provinces to their frontier because they will fight better in an invasion.
From The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer
