Spanish word

transitar

Pronunciation

IPA/tɾansiˈtaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbtravel along

Example

El autobús transita por esta calle.

The bus travels along this street.

Illustration for transitar (travel along)

More examples

Durante la marcha, los ciclistas transitan por calles cerradas al tráfico.

During the march, the cyclists go through streets closed to traffic.

Core concept

People or vehicles traveling through a place or continuing through a period.

Common phrases

  • transitar por la ciudad

    go through the city

  • transitar por la acera

    go along the sidewalk

  • transitar por el centro

    go through downtown

Similar words

pasar: Passes by a location or point and keeps going, marking the act of passing by.
atravesar: Passes through the inside of something from one edge to the other, traversing its interior.
cruzar: Crosses over to the opposite side of a road, path, or boundary in a single motion.
recorrer: Goes through a place to traverse its length or area, often covering many sections.

Definition in Spanish

Atravesar o recorrer un lugar; se aplica al desplazamiento de personas o vehículos y también al paso por etapas o periodos.

Word origin

From Latin transitāre formed from trans 'across' and īre 'to go', which shifted from literal crossing to movement along routes and through phases.

Usage tips

  • The verb commonly takes por for the route (transitar por la calle) and sounds more formal than pasar por in conversation.

Other meanings

  • pass throughverb

Opposites

  • quedarseremainverb
  • pararstopverb

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