intransitive

English

Etymology

From in- + transitive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/, /ɪnˈtɹænzətɪv/

Adjective

intransitive (not comparable)

  1. (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."
  2. (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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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃.zi.tiv/
  • Rhymes: -iv
  • Homophone: intransitives

Adjective

intransitive

  1. feminine singular of intransitif

German

Adjective

intransitive

  1. inflected form of intransitiv

Italian

Adjective

intransitive

  1. Feminine plural of adjective intransitivo.

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