to transpose
Third Person
transposes
Present Participle
transposing
Past Tense
transposed
Past Participle
transposed
1
to alter the position, arrangement, or sequence of something
- The teacher asked the students to transpose the sentences in logical order.
- She transposed the files on her desk to make them easier to reach.
- The data columns were transposed for clarity in the report.
- He transposed the paragraphs to improve the essay's flow.
- The letters in the code were accidentally transposed.
2
to move something from one location, context, or period to another
- The story transposes a medieval tale into a modern setting.
- He transposed the lesson's examples from the textbook to real-life situations.
- The play transposes historical events into a contemporary narrative.
- The novel transposes characters from one city to another.
- The documentary transposes archival footage into current commentary.
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3
to shift a musical piece or passage from one key to another
- The pianist transposed the sonata from C major to G major.
- Singers often transpose songs to fit their vocal range.
- The band transposed the melody to match the lead singer's pitch.
- The teacher asked the students to transpose the exercise into a different key.
- He transposed the chords for guitar to simplify the accompaniment.
4
to move a term from one side of an equation to the other, reversing its sign to maintain equality
- In the equation x + 3 = 7, transposing 3 gives x = 7 − 3.
- Students learn to transpose terms to solve linear equations.
- The teacher demonstrated how to transpose a negative number correctly.
- After transposing y, the equation simplified to x = y − 2.
- The mathematician transposed constants to balance the equation.