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Across & Through

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Trans - Across

Words beginning with 'trans' generally mean across or beyond something.

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Transport

  • To transport means to take something across a distance.
  • The noun transport means the movement of things across distances, or vehicles that can move things across distances.
    • Example: What is the best way to transport my luggage?
    • Alternative: What is the best way to move my luggage?
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Transform

  • To transform is to change form - to go 'across' forms.
    • Example: At the end of Beauty and the Beast, the beast transforms into a prince.
    • Alternative: At the end of Beauty and the Beast, the beast changes into a prince.
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Transfer

  • To transfer is to move something from one place to another - to move something 'across' places.
    • Example: Billie transferred £100 into my bank account.
    • Alternative: Billie sent £100 across to my bank account.
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Transcend

  • To transcend is to go beyond something or surpass.
    • Example: Gregory was a romantic - he believed love transcended everything else.
    • Alternative: Gregory was a romantic - he believed love surpassed everything else.
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Transnational

  • Transnational means going beyond national boundaries or involving many nations.
    • Example: Poverty is a transnational issue.
    • Alternative: Poverty is a global issue.

Per - Through

Words beginning with 'per' generally mean through something. They can also mean something is thoroughly something.

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Perfect

  • To perfect is to make something as good as it can be or faultless. Think of it as doing something 'thoroughly' until it is or is nearly the best it can be.
    • Example: Johnny trained every day to try and perfect his serves.
    • Alternative: Johnny trained every day to try and make his serves faultless.
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Pervade

  • When something like a smell or quality pervades a space, it spreads through it so that it's present everywhere in that space.
    • Example: The smell of Lucinda's perfume pervaded the restaurant.
    • Alternative: The smell of Lucinda's perfume spread throughout the restaurant.
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Persevere

  • To persevere is to continue doing something even when you face difficulties. You keep going 'through' the difficulties.
    • Example: The weather conditions were awful, but Matt persevered to reach the peak of the mountain he was climbing.
    • Alternative: The weather conditions were awful, but Matt kept climbing to reach the peak of the mountain he was climbing.
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Persist

  • To persist is to keep doing or feeling something, even if it's difficult to do so. The 'sist' part of the word comes from the Latin word for 'to stand', so the word literally means 'stand through' something.
    • Example: The opposition was tough, but the team persisted and eventually won.
    • Alternative: The opposition was tough, but the team kept trying and eventually won.

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