transpired

[tran-spahyuhrd]

adjective

1. (of events) having taken place.

   If it weren't for a few recently transpired events, this may have very well been a day of celebration.

2. emitted or given off through the surface, as of the body, leaves, or porous material.

   Recycling transpired water in the greenhouse can reduce water requirements for the plants inside it by as much as 90 to 99%.

3. Environmental Science.,  relating to or being a panel or sheet having perforations allowing the passage of air heated by solar energy.

   The transpired air collector—a metal sheet with tiny holes to pull air through—takes advantage of the sunlight to heat the building on a cold Colorado day.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of transpire.

Other Word Forms

• untranspired adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transpired¹

transpire ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

These are just a few of the treacherous episodes that have recently transpired at landfills in California, subjecting the state’s waste management industry to growing scrutiny by residents and regulators.

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His father was too disturbed to answer more questions, but other family members and neighbours helped piece together what transpired that night.

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However, she says it soon transpired "they weren't quite the eggheads we thought they were".

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“We should definitely take everything they say from now on with a grain of salt, just because of how this all transpired.”

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To suggest that the Dodgers needed Yamamoto would be wildly underselling what transpired on Saturday night.

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Related Words

• arise 
• befall 
• ensue