Английский Этимологический словарь - transpire
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~ v 1 it transpires that formal if it transpires that something is true, people find out that it is true (It now transpires that he kept all the money for himself.) 2 to happen (Let's wait and see what transpires.) 3 technical when a plant transpires, it gives off water from its surface ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(transpires, transpiring, transpired) 1. When it transpires that something is the case, people discover that it is the case. (FORMAL) It transpired that Paolo had left his driving licence at home... As it transpired, the Labour government did not dare go against the pressures exerted by the City. = turn out VERB: it V that, it V 2. When something transpires, it happens. Some speakers of English consider this use to be incorrect. Nothing is known as yet about what transpired at the meeting. VERB: V ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (~d; transpiring) Etymology: Middle French ~r, from Medieval Latin transpirare, from Latin trans- + spirare to breathe Date: 1597 transitive verb to pass off or give passage to (a fluid) through pores or interstices; especially to excrete (as water) in the form of a vapor through a living membrane (as the skin) intransitive verb 1. to give off vaporous material; specifically to give off or exude watery vapor especially from the surfaces of leaves 2. to pass in the form of a vapor from a living body 3. a. to be revealed ; come to light b. to become known or apparent ; develop 4. to take place ; go on, occur Usage: Sense 4 of ~ is the frequent whipping boy of those who suppose sense 3 to be the only meaning of the word. Sense 4 appears to have developed in the late 18th century; it was well enough known to have been used by Abigail Adams in a letter to her husband in 1775 there is nothing new ~d since I wrote you last — Abigail Adams. Noah Webster recognized the new sense in his dictionary of 1828. Transpire was evidently a popular word with 19th century journalists; sense 4 turns up in such pretentiously worded statements as “The police drill will ~ under shelter to-day in consequence of the moist atmosphere prevailing.” Around 1870 the sense began to be attacked as a misuse on the grounds of etymology, and modern critics echo the damnation of 1870. Sense 4 has been in existence for about two centuries; it is firmly established as standard; it occurs now primarily in serious prose, not the ostentatiously flamboyant prose typical of 19th century journalism. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 intr. (of a secret or something unknown) leak out; come to be known. 2 intr. disp. a (prec. by it as subject) turn out; prove to be the case (it transpired he knew nothing about it). b occur; happen. 3 tr. & intr. emit (vapour, sweat, etc.), or be emitted, through the skin or lungs; perspire. 4 intr. (of a plant or leaf) release water vapour. Derivatives transpirable adj. transpiration n. transpiratory adj. Etymology: F transpirer or med.L transpirare (as TRANS-, L spirare breathe) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. становиться известным nothing transpired of all that happened —- о том, что произошло, ничего не было известно certain events of the war which have recently transpired —- некоторые события военного времени, ставшие известными совсем недавно 2. обнаруживаться, выясняться it soon transpired that there were several conceptions of this problem —- скоро выяснилось (обнаружилось), что эту проблему понимали по-разному 3. разг. случаться, происходить important events transpired last week —- на прошлой неделе произошли важные события I heard later what transpired at the meeting —- я позднее узнал, что произошло (случилось) на собрании 4. просачиваться (о газе) 5. выступать в виде капель (о ноте и т. п.) 6. испускать 7. испаряться ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) испаряться 2) просачиваться (о газе); проступать в виде капель пота 3) обнаруживаться, становиться известным 4) coll. случаться, происходить Syn: see happen ...Англо-русский словарь
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