Transpires

Word TRANSPIRES
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Definitions and meanings of "Transpires"

What do we mean by transpires?

To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).

To perspire.

Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata.

To become known; to escape from secrecy.

To happen, take place.

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The word "transpires" in example sentences

The world wherein the story transpires is lush and mysterious, but again, it remains largely unexploited (and unexplored). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Eugene, it transpires, is experimenting with something he calls an automobile, although George is rudely scornful, unable to believe that anything so cumbersome will ever replace the horse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm simply not capable of representing the diverse and dizzyingly rich panorama of gay existence, and neither, it transpires, is television. ❋ Sue Perkins (2010)

What transpires is some heavy stuff as the homophobic thugs engage in a level of viciousness that -- like The Girl Next Door -- is steeped in a cruel reality. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Up to press, the official line has always been that excessive speed is a contributory factor in a third of all accidents but, what transpires from the latest set of figures (summary here) is that "speeding" – defined as exceeding the speed limit – is a factor in only five percent of accidents (1 in 20). ❋ Richard (2006)

Our main gas pipe, it transpires, is too narrow for today’s regulations and so the gas needs to be pumped in another way. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We will drop the subject, and if ever her real name transpires, she will have no cause to lament being known to the persons to whom she will find herself closely allied. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And what of another, hitherto unnoticed, whose nose is of the hooked vulturine, whose name transpires as Pisistratus Mytharete? ❋ George Meredith (1868)

"If that film should win and if something unusual transpires, that is not a bad thing for the Academy Awards." ❋ Unknown (2011)

As McCord explains, we might be surprised at what transpires between the two. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ok. Assume the Slaughter rule transpires; h/c becomes law. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For a city with a rich history of citizen engagement and activism, it will be interesting to see what transpires. ❋ Sarah Granger (2011)

Yet it transpires that editors do comply largely without demur with a self-regulatory regime in which they are often "advised" not to publish. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The best stuff transpires, and perspires, in Dubai. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2011)

Your child starts with a clean slate or lots of credits in his column and if poor choices or out of control behavior transpires this results in moving some of those credits to the doubtful or non-trusting side. ❋ MA Carole Bennett (2011)

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