Synonyms for transpire
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Occur — to happen, take place
occur, happen, come to pass, come about, take place, befall, appear, come out, eventuate, pass, eventualize, eventualise UK, bechance, arise, chance dated, hap formal dated, betide formal dated, betime dated, evene dated
2. Emerge — to become known; to escape from secrecy
Definitions
- v. 1
To become known; to escape from secrecy.
It eventually transpired that the murder victim had been a notorious blackmailer.
- v. 2
To happen, take place.
Forms
- Past participle
- transpired
e.g. transpired → occurred, happened, befallen, appeared…
Example sentences
- appear Tom and Mary both appear to be in a cheerful mood.
- occur There is no telling when an earthquake will occur.
- sweat Their grace comes from hard work, sweat, and pain.
- evaporate The puddles evaporate quickly in the heat of the sun.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| transpire | rising | |
| appear | falling | |
| occur | steady | |
| befall | rising | |
| sweat | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- hap1
- 4 letters
- pass1
- 5 letters
- occur2, sweat1, arise2, exude2, evene
- 6 letters
- chance1, happen2, appear2, emerge2, exhale2, befall2, betide2, betime
- 7 letters
- develop3
- 8 letters
- bechance
- 9 letters
- evaporate4, eventuate
- 11 letters
- eventualize, eventualise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (occur2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- transpirer