transpire

[US]/træn'spaɪə/
[UK]/træn'spaɪɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. occur; evaporate; leak.

Example Sentences

as it transpired, he was right.

it transpired that Mark had been baptized a Catholic.

It transpired that the fire was caused by a careless smoker.

It later transpired that he hadn’t been telling the truth.

McHarg’s airshed conception. (3) Pollute air transpire corridors and fresh air transport corridors for the city must be planned.

Real-world Examples

Hagrid, it transpired, was picking runner beans in his back garden.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Could you give an account to Mrs. Crawley of what transpired between us this afternoon?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 4

Kreacher, it transpired, had been lurking in the attic.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

But I have nothing to add with respect to what has transpired at this moment.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2016

What more are we learning about exactly what transpired at the Christmas market?

Source: NPR News December 2018 Compilation

" We don't know what transpired, but we have no bad feelings, " Walter says.

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

As nearly always with events that end in uproar, accounts vary widely on what exactly transpired.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

Indeed, it may transpire that other rich economies are simply running a few months behind America.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Plants hold on to their water and transpire less and evaporation from the ground happens too fast.

Source: Vox opinion

But the smallest story of that day amid all that also transpired in New York and the pentagon.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

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