transmit
To send or convey from one person, place or thing to anotherTo send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.
» We have to transmit our culture to the next generation.
Wir müssen unsere Kultur an die nächste Generation weitergeben.
Мы должны передать нашу культуру следующему поколению.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.
send from one person or place to another
(transitive)To spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).
(transitive)To impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.
(intransitive, transitive)To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
übermitteln
(transitive)To convey or conduct (energy or force) through a mechanism or medium.
(intransitive, transitive)To send out (a signal, as opposed to receive).
A Mayday call was transmitted by the stricken vessel.
(intransitive)To go out; to be sent, conveyed, spread, passed on, or communicated.
The Mayday call transmitted successfully.
Examples
58 sentencesWe have to transmit our culture to the next generation.
ruМы должны передать нашу культуру следующему поколению.
deWir müssen unsere Kultur an die nächste Generation weitergeben.
Iron transmits heat well.
ruЖелезо хорошо передаёт тепло.
deEisen leitet Wärme recht gut.
Life is a fatal sexually transmitted disease.
Життя — смертельна хвороба, що передається статевим шляхом.
ruЖизнь - это смертельный недуг, передаваемый половым путём.
deDas Leben ist eine tödliche, sexuell übertragbare Krankheit.
He has transmitted all his knowledge to his son.
Він передав усі свої знання синові.
ruОн передал все свои знания сыну.
deEr hat sein gesamtes Wissen an seinen Sohn weitergegeben.
Water transmits sound better than air.
ruВода проводит звук лучше, чем воздух.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin trānsmittō (“transmit”, verb, literalFrom Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin trānsmittō (“transmit”, verb, literally “across-send”).
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Forms
transmits, transmitting, transmitted, transmitted| Base form | transmit · to transmit |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | transmits |
| Present participle | transmitting |
| Past simple | transmitted |
| Past participle | transmitted |
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Synonyms
15 synonymsWord family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle