transition

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of passing from one state or place to the next
  2. noun an event that results in a transformation
  3. noun a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

Etymology

From Middle French transition, from Latin transitio. By surface analysis, transit + -ion.

Synonyms

passage

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