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class="smark">藞</span>z瑟蕛蓹n/</span> <a href = "#" class="fa fa-volume-up hpron_icon play_pron" data-word="transition" data-dir="t" data-file="trans37m" data-pron="tr忙n藞z瑟蕛蓹n" data-lang="en_us"></a>  <span class="fl">noun</span> </div>   <div class = "hw_infs_d m_hidden">  <span class = "i_label">plural</span>  <span class = "i_text">transitions</span>  </div>   <div class = "hw_m hw_0 boxy d_hidden">  <div class = "hw_line">  <span class = "hw_txt"> <sup class="homograph">1</sup> transition </span>   <a href = "#" class="fa fa-volume-up hpron_icon play_pron" data-word="transition" data-dir="t" data-file="trans37m" data-pron="tr忙n藞z瑟蕛蓹n" data-lang="en_us"></a> </div>  <div class = "text_prons"> <span class = "hpron_word ifont">/tr忙n<span class="smark">藞</span>z瑟蕛蓹n/</span> </div>  <div class="fl">noun</div> </div>   <div class = "hw_infs_m d_hidden">  <span class = "i_label">plural</span>  <span class = "i_text">transitions</span>  </div>  <div class="dline m_hidden"> <span class="vfont">Britannica Dictionary definition of TRANSITION</span> </div>      <div class = "sblocks"> <div class = "sblock sblock_entry">  <div class="sblock_c">   <div class = "scnt">  <div class = "sblock_labels">         </div> <div class="sense">              <span class="bc">:</span>             <span class="def_text">a change from one state or condition to another</span>        <div class="def_labels"> <span class = "wsgram">[<span class = "wsgram_internal">count</span>]</span> </div>                     <div class = "vis_w"> <ul class = "vis collapsed"> <li class = "vi"> <div class="vi_content">We want to have a smooth <em class="mw_spm_it">transition</em> when the new owners take control of the company.</div> </li> <li class = "vi"> <div class="vi_content">the sometimes difficult <em class="mw_spm_it">transition</em> from childhood to adulthood</div> </li> <li class = "vi"> <div class="vi_content">The country made/underwent a peaceful <em class="mw_spm_it">transition</em> 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[=is changing in some important way]</div> </li> <li class = "vi"> <div class="vi_content">The company is <span class="mw_spm_phrase">in transition</span> [=is changing] as it adapts to the new management team.</div> </li> </ul> <div class = "vi_more d_hidden"> <a href="#"> <span class="d_p">[+] more examples</span> <span class="d_m">[-] hide examples</span> <span class="m_p">[+] Example sentences</span> <span class="m_m">[-] Hide examples</span> </a> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>     <div class = "uros"> <div class ="uro"> <div class="uro_line">  <h2 class = "ure" >— transitional</h2>   <span class = "pron_w ifont">/tr忙n<span class="smark">藞</span>z瑟蕛蓹n蓹l/</span> <a href = "#" class="fa fa-volume-up pron_i play_pron" data-word="tran*si*tion*al" data-dir="t" data-file="trans38m" data-pron="tr忙n藞z瑟蕛蓹n蓹l" data-lang="en_us"></a>   <span class = "fl">adjective</span>     </div>  <div class = "uro_def"> <div class = "uro_def">      <div class = "vis_w"> <ul class = "vis collapsed"> <li class = "vi"> <div class="vi_content">a <em class="mw_spm_it">transitional</em> government</div> </li> <li class = "vi"> <div class="vi_content">a <em class="mw_spm_it">transitional</em> phase/period/stage</div> </li> </ul> <div class = "vi_more d_hidden"> <a href="#"> <span class="d_p">[+] more examples</span> <span class="d_m">[-] hide examples</span> <span class="m_p">[+] Example sentences</span> <span class="m_m">[-] Hide examples</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry entry_v2 boxy" id = 'ld_entry_v2_jumplink_transition_2'>    <div class = "hw_d hw_1 boxy m_hidden">  <span class = "hw_txt gfont"> <sup class="homograph">2</sup> transition </span>   <span class = "hpron_word ifont">/tr忙n<span class="smark">藞</span>z瑟蕛蓹n/</span>  <span class="fl">verb</span> </div>   <div class = "hw_infs_d m_hidden">   <span class = "i_text">transitions<span class="semicolon">;</span></span>    <span class = "i_text">transitioned<span class="semicolon">;</span></span>    <span class = "i_text">transitioning</span>  </div>   <div class = "hw_m hw_1 boxy d_hidden">  <div class = "hw_line">  <span class = "hw_txt"> <sup class="homograph">2</sup> transition </span>   </div>  <div class = "text_prons"> <span class = "hpron_word ifont">/tr忙n<span class="smark">藞</span>z瑟蕛蓹n/</span> </div>  <div class="fl">verb</div> </div>   <div class = "hw_infs_m d_hidden">   <span class = "i_text">transitions<span class="semicolon">;</span></span>    <span class = "i_text">transitioned<span class="semicolon">;</span></span>    <span class = "i_text">transitioning</span>  </div>  <div class="dline m_hidden"> <span class="vfont">Britannica Dictionary definition of TRANSITION</span> </div>     <div class = "labels">   <span class = "gram">[<span class = "gram_internal">no object</span>]</span>  <span class = "sl">chiefly US</span> </div>  <div class = "sblocks"> <div class = "sblock sblock_entry">  <div class="sblock_c">   <div class = "scnt">  <div class = "sblock_labels">         </div> <div class="sense">              <span class="bc">:</span>             <span class="def_text">to make a change from one state, place, or condition to another</span>         <span class="bc">:</span>             <span class="def_text">to make a transition</span>                  <div class = "vis_w"> <ul class = "vis collapsed"> <li class = "vi"> <div class="vi_content">The company has <em class="mw_spm_it">transitioned</em> to new management in the past year.</div> </li> <li class = "vi"> <div class="vi_content">a student who is <em class="mw_spm_it">transitioning</em> to a new school</div> </li> </ul> <div class = "vi_more d_hidden"> <a href="#"> <span class="d_p">[+] more examples</span> <span class="d_m">[-] hide examples</span> <span class="m_p">[+] Example sentences</span> <span class="m_m">[-] Hide examples</span> </a> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>       </div> </div>  <script type="text/javascript"> var saveMe = false; 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