Transpired
[træn'spaɪəd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Transpire
Editor: Woodrow
Examples
- If the pit I have been speaking of is the right one, a scene transpired there, long ages ago, which is familiar to us all in pictures. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Fanny learnt from her all the particulars which had yet transpired. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Several curious little circumstances transpired as the action proceeded. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Up to a late hour last night, however, nothing had transpired as to the whereabouts of the missing lady. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Before we go further, sir, I should like an explanation of the events which have just transpired. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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