intransitive B2 Topic:Verbs of Movement US /ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #145841 Meanings 1 adj Describing a verb that does not take a direct object. The verb "sleep" is intransitive, so you cannot say "sleep something." 2 noun A verb that does not take a direct object. In grammar class we sorted the verbs into transitives and intransitives. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a verb that does not take a... intransitive verb More neuternontransitive ↔ Opposites transitive Word family Derived forms intransitivelyintransitivenessintransitivityintransitivizationintransitivize Related forms ergative Common collocations intransitive verb Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From in- + transitive. Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # intransitive **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 145841 ## Meanings 1. Describing a verb that does not take a direct object. 2. A verb that does not take a direct object. ## Examples - The verb "sleep" is intransitive, so you cannot say "sleep something." - In grammar class we sorted the verbs into transitives and intransitives. ## Synonyms - neuter - nontransitive ## Antonyms - transitive ## Derived Forms - intransitively - intransitiveness - intransitivity - intransitivization - intransitivize ## Related Forms - ergative ## Etymology From in- + transitive. ## AI Etymology Intransitive comes from in- + transitive. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown