transpire

Universal Words verb (formal) 1 [Vthat] (not usually used in the progressive tenses) if it transpires that sth has happened or is true, it is known or has been shown to be true: It transpired that the gang had had a contact inside the bank. * This story, it later transpired, was untrue. 2 [V] to happen: You're meeting him tomorrow? Let me know what transpires. 3 [V, VN] (biology) when plants or leaves transpire, water passes out from their surface