transit
The act of passing over, across, or through somethingThe act of passing over, across, or through something.
» I'm in transit.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of passing over, across, or through something.
Transit, Durchgang
транзи́тtranzít, перехо́дperexód
транзи́тtranzýt, перехі́дperexíd
(countable, uncountable)The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
the transit of goods through a country
Durchreise
перево́зкаperevózka, транзи́тtranzít
переве́зенняperevézennja, транзи́тtranzýt, перево́зкаperevózka
(Canada, US, countable, uncountable)Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare), as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars; short form of public transit or mass transit
I always take transit to work.
(countable, uncountable)The passage of a celestial body or other object across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.
Durchgang
прохожде́ниеproxoždénije
прохо́дженняproxódžennja
(countable, uncountable)The passage of a celestial body in the horoscope, e.g. through a section or in relation to a specific important point in someone's birth chart.
(countable, uncountable)A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.
Theodolit
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
(countable, uncountable)An imaginary line between two objects whose positions are known. When the navigator sees one object directly in front of the other, the navigator knows that his position is on the transit.
(Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable)A Ford Transit van, see Transit.
Beufort road, Birkenhead, about 17.15 June 19 2013, white transit overtakes and swerves left into junction almost taking my front wheel.
Examples
29 sentencesI'm in transit.
I listen to the radio while in transit.
У дорозі я слухаю радіо.
ruВ дороге я слушаю радио.
I am here in transit.
Я тут транзитом.
My baggage was lost in transit.
deMein Gepäck ging beim Transport verloren.
She died in a transit accident.
Translations
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Origin
From French, from Latin transire (“to go across, pass in, pass through”), from trans (“oveFrom French, from Latin transire (“to go across, pass in, pass through”), from trans (“over”) + ire (“to go”).
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Forms
plural: transitsSynonyms
6 synonyms- a journey usually by ship:passage
- a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod:theodolite
- a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods:transportation systemtransportation
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable