intransitive
English
Etymology
From in- + transitive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/, /ɪnˈtɹænzətɪv/
Adjective
intransitive (not comparable)
- (grammar, of a verb) not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object
- The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often."
- (rare) not transitive or passing further; kept; detained
- And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further. — Jeremy Taylor.
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Translations
of a verb, not taking a direct object
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃.zi.tiv/
- Rhymes: -iv
- Homophone: intransitives
German
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