transitively

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtrænsɪtɪvli/ UK /ˈtrænsɪtɪvli/ See IPA manual

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1

adv
in a transitive manner, especially taking a direct object

In that sentence the verb is used transitively, with an explicit object.

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intransitively

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Related forms transitive transit transition

Etymology

From transitive + -ly; transitive is from Late Latin trānsitīvus ('passing over'), from trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go').

trānsitīvus Latin trāns Latin īre Latin

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# transitively

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈtrænsɪtɪvli
**IPA (UK):** ˈtrænsɪtɪvli

## Meanings
1. in a transitive manner, especially taking a direct object

## Examples
- In that sentence the verb is used transitively, with an explicit object.

## Antonyms
- intransitively

## Related Forms
- transitive
- transit
- transition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trānsitīvus
- Root: trāns
- Root: īre

## Etymology
From transitive + -ly; transitive is from Late Latin trānsitīvus ('passing over'), from trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go').

## AI Etymology
Transitively is from transitive + -ly; transitive is from Late Latin trānsitīvus ('passing over'), from trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go'). Important recorded forms include trānsitīvus (Latin), trāns (Latin), and īre (Latin). Morphologically, the trans- element contributes the sense of across, through, beyond, or change from one state into another. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers in a transitive manner, especially taking a direct object. The wider family includes related words such as transitive, transit, and transition.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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