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transitive verb
noun
- a verb accompanied by a direct object and from which a passive can be formed, as deny, rectify, elect.
transitive verb
- A verb that needs a direct object to complete its meaning. Bring , enjoy , and prefer are transitive verbs. ( Compare intransitive verb .)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of transitive verb1
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Example Sentences
This demonstrates the fundamental difference between a talk-variety show where the title delineates the host by using a preposition, "with," instead of a transitive verb, i.e, "starring."
So did the Argentine military turn “disappear” into a transitive verb and the ocean into a mass grave.
You can’t fake a transitive verb As it turns out, I’m not the only one who falls into this trap.
But it is a legitimate transitive verb: I looked it up.
The man is a transitive verb, a frantic genius and maybe even a darkly comic psycho — as are many of the great American filmmakers.
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