intransitive

intransitive
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adjectival, adverbial, attributive, auxiliary, auxiliary verb, conjunctive, copula, copulative, correct, defective verb, deponent verb, finite verb, formal, functional, glossematic, grammatic, impersonal verb, infinitive, intransitive verb, linking, linking verb, modal auxiliary, neuter verb, nominal, participial, postpositional, prepositional, pronominal, structural, substantive, syntactic, tagmemic, transitive, verb, verb phrase, verbal

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  • Intransitive — In*tran si*tive, a. [L. intransitivus: cf. F. intransitif. See {In } not, and {Transitive}.] 1. Not passing farther; kept; detained. [R.] [1913 Webster] And then it is for the image s sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intransitive — [in tran′sə tiv, in tran′zətiv] adj. [LL intransitivus] 1. not transitive 2. Gram. designating a verb that does not require a direct object n. an intransitive verb intransitively adv …   English World dictionary

  • intransitive — 1610s, from L.L. intransitivus not passing over (to another person), Priscian s term, from L. in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + transitivus that may pass over, from transire to pass over (see TRANSITIVE (Cf. transitive)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • intransitive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a verb) not taking a direct object, e.g. look in look at the sky. The opposite of TRANSITIVE(Cf. ↑transitivity). DERIVATIVES intransitively adverb intransitivity noun …   English terms dictionary

  • intransitive — ● intransitif, intransitive adjectif (bas latin intransitivus) Se dit d un emploi, d une construction caractérisés par la présence d un verbe intransitif. ● intransitif, intransitive (expressions) adjectif (bas latin intransitivus) Verbe… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • intransitive — in|tran|si|tive [ınˈtrænsıtıv] adj technical an intransitive verb has a subject but no object. For example, in the sentence they arrived , arrived is intransitive. Intransitive verbs are marked in this dictionary ≠ ↑transitive… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • intransitive — in|tran|si|tive [ ın trænzətıv ] adjective LINGUISTICS an intransitive verb has no direct object. In the sentence The children played. the verb play is intransitive. Intransitive verbs are marked I in this dictionary. ╾ in|tran|si|tive|ly adverb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • intransitive — adjective technical an intransitive verb has a subject but no object. For example, in the sentence my cup broke , break is intransitive. intransitive noun (C) intransitively adverb opposite transitive …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • intransitive — UK [ɪnˈtrænsətɪv] / US [ɪnˈtrænzətɪv] adjective linguistics an intransitive verb has no direct object. In the sentence The children played . the verb play is intransitive. Intransitive verbs are marked [I] in this dictionary. Derived words:… …   English dictionary

  • intransitive — [ɪnˈtrænsətɪv] adj linguistics an intransitive verb has no direct object. In the sentence ‘The children played the verb ‘play is intransitive. Intransitive verbs are marked ‘[I] in this dictionary …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • intransitive — intransitively, adv. intransitiveness, n. /in tran si tiv/, Gram. adj. 1. noting or having the quality of an intransitive verb. n. 2. See intransitive verb. [1605 15; < L intransitivus. See IN 3, TRANSITIVE] * * * …   Universalium

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