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/tɹænsˈpəʊz/tran-SPOHZ
/tɹænsˈpoʊz/tran-SPOHZ

Meaningto put

Common meaning: swap the order of

Journey through time

  1. Frenchposer‘to put’source
  2. Frenchtransposersource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto put → swap the order oftranspose‘swap the order of’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on French poser ‘to put’.

Roots

  • poser French “to put”

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