transverse
transverse · transverses · transversed · transversing
To lie or run across; to crossTo lie or run across; to cross.
US/tɹænzvˈɝs/
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To lie or run across; to cross.
(transitive)To traverse or thwart.
(transitive)To overturn.
(transitive)To alter or transform.
(obsolete, transitive)To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.
Origin
Late Middle English, from Latin trānsversus (“turned across; going or lying across or crosLate Middle English, from Latin trānsversus (“turned across; going or lying across or crosswise”). Doublet of transversal.
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Forms
transverses, transversing, transversed, transversed| Base form | transverse · to transverse |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | transverses |
| Present participle | transversing |
| Past simple | transversed |
| Past participle | transversed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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