intransitive
noting or having the quality of an intransitive verb.
Origin of intransitive
1Other words from intransitive
- in·tran·si·tive·ly, adverb
- in·tran·si·tive·ness, noun
Words Nearby intransitive
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How to use intransitive in a sentence
This meaning of , taken as intransitive, is rather vague, but I believe substantially correct.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James DenneyThe intransitive form derives from the transitive by dropping a generalized, customary, reflexive or cognate object.
Instigations | Ezra PoundIndeed, the intransitive form of the Anglo-Saxon verb winnan, whence our win, signifies "To gain the victory."
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire | Charles HardwickSmake, perceive by smell; a rare transitive use; see 211/497 for the intransitive, give out a smell.
What looks at first, therefore, like a copula turns out to be merely an impersonal intransitive verb.
The Soul of the Far East | Percival Lowell
British Dictionary definitions for intransitive
/ (ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪv) /
denoting a verb when it does not require a direct object
denoting a verb that customarily does not require a direct object: "to faint" is an intransitive verb
(as noun) a verb in either of these categories
denoting an adjective or noun that does not require any particular noun phrase as a referent
logic maths (of a relation) having the property that if it holds between one argument and a second, and between the second and a third, it must fail to hold between the first and the third: "being the mother of" is an intransitive relation
- Compare transitive, pseudo-intransitive
Derived forms of intransitive
- intransitively, adverb
- intransitivity or intransitiveness, noun
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