transit
verb/ˈtrænzɪt/
/ˈtrænzɪt/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they transit | /ˈtrænzɪt/ /ˈtrænzɪt/ |
| he / she / it transits | /ˈtrænzɪts/ /ˈtrænzɪts/ |
| past simple transited | /ˈtrænzɪtɪd/ /ˈtrænzɪtɪd/ |
| past participle transited | /ˈtrænzɪtɪd/ /ˈtrænzɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form transiting | /ˈtrænzɪtɪŋ/ /ˈtrænzɪtɪŋ/ |
- transit (something) to pass across or through an area
- The ship is currently transiting the Gulf of Mexico.
- 29 000 vessels transit in and out of the harbour every year.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting passage from one place to another): from Latin transitus, from transire ‘go across’.Definitions on the go
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