Meanings
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adj
Describing a verb that does not take a direct object.
The verb "sleep" is intransitive, so you cannot say "sleep something."
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noun
A verb that does not take a direct object.
In grammar class we sorted the verbs into transitives and intransitives.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· a verb that does not take a...
intransitive verb
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms
intransitivelyintransitivenessintransitivityintransitivizationintransitivize
Related forms
ergative
Etymology
From in- + transitive.