SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
transpire
verb
To happen, or to become known after having been unclear.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Happen
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Usage distinction
Return to topTranspire can report what happened. Arise and develop emphasize emergence or progression rather than the occurrence alone.
Become known
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Return to topIn this sense, transpire concerns information becoming known. Turn out usually introduces what is eventually found to be true.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See transpire in use
No one could yet explain what would transpire at the final meeting.
A misplaced cue card was the first mishap to transpire during the trial presentation, followed by a jammed display screen.
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