Meaning of "transit" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRANSIT

From Latin transitus a going over, from transīre to pass over.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TRANSIT

transit  [ˈtrænsɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANSIT

Transit is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb transit in English.

WHAT DOES TRANSIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of transit in the English dictionary

The first definition of transit in the dictionary is the passage or conveyance of goods or people. Other definition of transit is a change or transition. Transit is also a route.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRANSIT

PRESENT

Present

I transit

you transit

he/she/it transits

we transit

you transit

they transit

Present continuous

I am transiting

you are transiting

he/she/it is transiting

we are transiting

you are transiting

they are transiting

Present perfect

I have transited

you have transited

he/she/it has transited

we have transited

you have transited

they have transited

Present perfect continuous

I have been transiting

you have been transiting

he/she/it has been transiting

we have been transiting

you have been transiting

they have been transiting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I transited

you transited

he/she/it transited

we transited

you transited

they transited

Past continuous

I was transiting

you were transiting

he/she/it was transiting

we were transiting

you were transiting

they were transiting

Past perfect

I had transited

you had transited

he/she/it had transited

we had transited

you had transited

they had transited

Past perfect continuous

I had been transiting

you had been transiting

he/she/it had been transiting

we had been transiting

you had been transiting

they had been transiting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will transit

you will transit

he/she/it will transit

we will transit

you will transit

they will transit

Future continuous

I will be transiting

you will be transiting

he/she/it will be transiting

we will be transiting

you will be transiting

they will be transiting

Future perfect

I will have transited

you will have transited

he/she/it will have transited

we will have transited

you will have transited

they will have transited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been transiting

you will have been transiting

he/she/it will have been transiting

we will have been transiting

you will have been transiting

they will have been transiting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would transit

you would transit

he/she/it would transit

we would transit

you would transit

they would transit

Conditional continuous

I would be transiting

you would be transiting

he/she/it would be transiting

we would be transiting

you would be transiting

they would be transiting

Conditional perfect

I would have transit

you would have transit

he/she/it would have transit

we would have transit

you would have transit

they would have transit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been transiting

you would have been transiting

he/she/it would have been transiting

we would have been transiting

you would have been transiting

they would have been transiting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you transit
we let´s transit
you transit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to transit

Past participle

transited

Present Participle

transiting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TRANSIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «transit» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of transit

alteration · carriage · change · changeover · conversion · conveyance · cross · crossing · journey · motion · move · movement · pass · passage · portage · shift · shipment · transfer · transition · transport · transportation · travel · traverse

TRANSLATION OF TRANSIT

Find out the translation of transit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of transit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «transit» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 运输
• Translator English - Spanish: tránsito
• English: transit
• Translator English - Hindi: पारगमन
• Translator English - Arabic: عُبُور
• Translator English - Russian: перевозка
• Translator English - Portuguese: trânsito
• Translator English - Bengali: পরিবহন
• Translator English - French: transit
• Translator English - Malay: Transit
• Translator English - German: Transport
• Translator English - Japanese: 輸送
• Translator English - Korean: 운송
• Translator English - Javanese: Transit
• Translator English - Vietnamese: việc vận chuyển
• Translator English - Tamil: போக்குவரத்து
• Translator English - Marathi: पारगमन
• Translator English - Turkish: transit
• Translator English - Italian: transito
• Translator English - Polish: tranzyt
• Translator English - Ukrainian: перевезення
• Translator English - Romanian: tranzit
• Translator English - Greek: διακίνηση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: transito
• Translator English - Swedish: genomresa
• Translator English - Norwegian: gjennomfart

10 QUOTES WITH «TRANSIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word transit.

1

Judy Biggert

Our congressional district is the fastest growing in the state. Nowhere is there a greater need for new and improved roads and transit systems that will spare us the hours we spend each day in traffic.

2

Lakhdar Brahimi

A fly cannot go in unless it stops somewhere; therefore weapons, fuel, food, money will not go to Afghanistan unless the neighbors of Afghanistan are working, are cooperating, either being themselves the origin or the transit.

3

Susan Collins

In light of the attacks on mass transit systems in other countries, shouldn't we be beefing up?... Clearly more could be done.

4

Mick Cornett

Any urbanist has to appreciate New York City and the way it works. The public transit is astonishing.

5

Norman Foster

You cannot separate the buildings out from the infrastructure of cites and the mobility of transit.

6

Rose George

Ships are obliged to take on harbor or river pilots - who provide specialized local navigation - when they approach a port, but in the canal, a Suez crew is also obligatory. The crew members are there in case the ship needs to be moored during the canal transit, but this rarely happens.

7

Sarah Harrison

Britain has a Terrorism Act, which has within it a portion called Schedule 7, which is quite unique. What it is is it gives officials the ability to detain people at the border as they go in or out or even transit through the country.

8

Brendan I. Koerner

The goal of mass transit is to convince people to abandon their cars, which feature such enticing accessories as CD players and elbow room.

9

Jaime Lerner

A system of bus rapid transit is not only dedicated lanes. You have to have really good boarding conditions - that means paying before entering the bus and boarding at the same level. And at the same time having a good schedule and frequency.

10

Joseph J. Lhota

I have gone to Albany constantly in my capacity as budget director, because I don't think the way the transit authority works with the City of New York is very appropriate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANSIT»

Discover the use of transit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to transit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can ...

Whether you are in the field or simply a concerned citizen, here is an accessible guide to achieving successful public transit that will enrich any community.

Jarrett Walker, 2012

The New Transit Town: Best Practices In Transit-Oriented ...

New Transit Town brings together leading experts in planning, transportation, and sustainable design—including Scott Bernstein, Peter Calthorpe, Jim Daisa, Sharon Feigon, Ellen Greenberg, David Hoyt, Dennis Leach, and Shelley Poticha—to ...

Hank Dittmar, Gloria Ohland, 2004

Transit Oriented Development: Making it Happen

Transit Oriented Development: Making it Happen brings together the different stakeholders and disciplines that are involved in the conception and implementation of TOD to provide a comprehensive overview of the realization of this concept ...

Prof Dr Carey Curtis, Professor Luca Bertolini, 2012

African Art in Transit

Based on extensive research in West Africa, Christopher Steiner's book presents a richly detailed description of the economic networks that transfer art objects from their site of use and production in Africa to their point of consumption ...

Christopher B. Steiner, 1994

Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use ...

'Transforming Cities with Transit' explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration and provides policy recommendations and implementation strategies for effective integration in rapidly growing cities in developing ...

Hiroaki Suzuki, Robert Cervero, Kanako Iuchi, 2013

Saturn In Transit

ABOUT THE BOOK:Saturn, god of the saturnine disposition, is popularly associated with doom and gloom. But Saturn in Transit reveals the planet's useful and developmental influence in our lives.

Erin Sullivan, 2002

Urban Transit Systems and Technology

In Urban Transit: Systems and Technology, Vukan Vuchic has assembled the guide to urban transportation that the industry needs. Broad in scope and deeply researched, this book covers the entire field of transit in all its modes and aspects.

Vukan R. Vuchic, 2007

The Transit Metropolis: A Global Inquiry

Noted transportation expert Robert Cervero provides an on-the-ground look at more than a dozen mass transit success stories, introducing the concept of the "transit metropolis"--a region where a workable fit exists between transit services ...

Robert Cervero, 1998

The Transit of Empire: Indigenous Critiques of Colonialism

Examines how “Indianness” has propagated U.S. conceptions of empire

Jodi A. Byrd, 2011

Germany in Transit: Nation and Migration, 1955-2005

"--Werner Sollors, author of Beyond Ethnicity: Consent and Descent in American Culture "This book is first-rate: historically accurate, thickly textured, and methodologically cutting-edge.

Deniz Göktürk, David Gramling, Anton Kaes, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANSIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term transit is used in the context of the following news items.

Ahead of recess, House votes to fund highways, transit

WASHINGTON --The House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to shore up federal highway aid and veterans' health care before heading out of town for its ... «CBS News, Jul 15»

Cleveland Transit Cop Pepper Sprays Black Lives Matter Attendees …

The transit authority said a crowd started to surround the police car in which the teen was held. When the crowd prevented the car from leaving the area, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Repeated delays on NJ Transit may be due to a Christie …

NEW JERSEY — Friday was the fourth day of significant delays on NJ Transit trains between New Jersey and New York City in the last five days. One of the ... «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jul 15»

On day two of transit strike, federal mediator says he'll change his …

MILWAUKEE — Thursday, July 2nd marked day two of the transit strike — and people once again had to scramble to find another way to and from work. MCTS ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»

Ford recalls 200K Escape, Transit Connect models over instrument …

By far the larger of the campaigns is a recall for 203,445 examples of the 2014-2015 Escape and Transit Connect in North America. Specifically, there are ... «Autoblog, Jun 15»

Papal visit mass transit plans include a lot of walking

A special $10, three-day SEPTA transit pass, valid from Sept. 26 through 28, will be sold for travel on subways, buses, and trolleys. Standard SEPTA passes and ... «Philly.com, Jun 15»

31 Injured as NJ Transit Bus Rear-Ends Bus in Lincoln Tunnel …

MANHATTAN — Thirty-one people were injured when a Manhattan-bound New Jersey Transit bus rear-ended a charter bus carrying more than 20 eighth ... «DNAinfo, Jun 15»

Washington Bans Political Ads From Public Transit

WASHINGTON — Officials in Washington said on Friday that they had suspended all issue-oriented advertising in the public transit system because of fears that ... «New York Times, May 15»

NYC transit system to ban all political advertising

NEW YORK — The nation's largest mass transit system is preparing to ban all political advertising on its subways and buses after a judge ruled that a pro-Israel ... «New York Daily News, Apr 15»

Boston MBTA Chief: Take This Transit System and Shove It

The frustration has been particularly acute for those who rely upon the MBTA—the operators of those rail tracks, plus all other public transit—to travel to and from ... «Daily Beast, Feb 15»