Noun

• S: (n) passage, transition (the act of passing from one state or place to the next)
• S: (n) conversion, transition, changeover (an event that results in a transformation)
• S: (n) transition (a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another)
• S: (n) transition, modulation (a musical passage moving from one key to another)
• S: (n) transition (a passage that connects a topic to one that follows)

Verb

• S: (v) transition (cause to convert or undergo a transition) "the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something) "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
• S: (v) change, alter, modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
• cause
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) transition (make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)) "The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets"; "The adagio transitioned into an allegro"