transpired

[ tran-spahyuhrd ]

adjective

1. (of events) having taken place:

   If it weren't for a few recently transpired events, this may have very well been a day of celebration.

2. emitted or given off through the surface, as of the body, leaves, or porous material:

   Recycling transpired water in the greenhouse can reduce water requirements for the plants inside it by as much as 90 to 99%.

3. Environmental Science. relating to or being a panel or sheet having perforations allowing the passage of air heated by solar energy:

   The transpired air collector—a metal sheet with tiny holes to pull air through—takes advantage of the sunlight to heat the building on a cold Colorado day.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of transpire.

Other Words From

• un·tran·spired adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transpired¹

transpire ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

No-one will know what would have transpired had Alonso been tempted by the pull of Liverpool, but few of a red persuasion harbour any regrets or look back with sorrow as they not only sit top of the Premier League but also at the summit of the new Champions League format as the Bundesliga side were swept aside 4-0 at Anfield.

From BBC

“This whole game, really, this whole series, there were a lot of crazy things that transpired,” said Andrew Friedman, Dodgers president of baseball operations.

From Los Angeles Times

The men, believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory who each had a handgun on their person, were arrested before any violence transpired.

From Salon

So, as I heard the commissioner’s deputy forbidding me to enter, I wondered what transpired after my meeting with John to have both teams’ locker rooms be off limits to me.

From Los Angeles Times

Whatever transpired, we know that some unusual event showered chunks of rocks across our planet’s surface around 465 million years ago, a little sprinkle of space making its way to Earth.

From Slate

Related Words

• arise
• befall
• ensue