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intransitive

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in·tran·si·tive  (n-trns-tv, -z-)
adj. Abbr. intr. or int. or i.
Designating a verb or verb construction that does not require or cannot take a direct object, as snow or sleep.
n.
An intransitive verb.

in·transi·tive·ly adv.
in·transi·tive·ness, in·transi·tivi·ty n.

intransitive [ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪv]
adj
1. (Linguistics / Grammar)
a.  denoting a verb when it does not require a direct object
b.  denoting a verb that customarily does not require a direct object ``to faint'' is an intransitive verb
c.  (as noun) a verb in either of these categories
2. (Linguistics / Grammar) denoting an adjective or noun that does not require any particular noun phrase as a referent
3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic Maths (of a relation) having the property that if it holds between one argument and a second, and between the second and a third, it must fail to hold between the first and the third ``being the mother of'' is an intransitive relation Compare transitive, pseudo-intransitive
intransitively  adv
intransitivity , intransitiveness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.intransitive - a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
verb - the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
Adj.1.intransitive - designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object
grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
transitive - designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning
Translations
intransitive [ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪv] ADJ (Ling) → intransitivo

intransitive [ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪv] adjintransitif/ive intransitive verb
intransitive verb nverbe m intransitif
intra-uterine device nstérilet m, dispositif m intra-utérin

intransitive
adj verbintransitiv
nIntransitiv nt

intransitive [ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪv] adj (Gram) → intransitivo/a

intransitive
adj intransitive [inˈtrӕnsitiv]
(of a verb) that does not have an object The baby lay on the floor and kicked; Go and fetch the book! onoorganklike werkwoord فِعْل لازِم непреходен nepřechodný intransitiv intransitiv αμετάβατος (γραμμ.) intransitivo sihitu (tegusõna) لازم intransitiivinen intransitif עוֹמֵד अकर्मक क्रिया neprelazan tárgyatlan intransitif áhrifslaus intransitivo 自動詞の 자동사의 intranzityvus, negalininkinis nepārejošs [] tak transitif onovergankelijk intransitiv nieprzechodni intransitivo in­tranzitiv непереходный neprechodný (o slovese) neprehoden neprelazan intransitiv ซึ่งเป็นอกรรมกริยา geçişsiz, nesnesiz 不及物的 неперехідний فعل لازم جس کے ليے مفعول کا ہونا لازم نہیں nội động từ
adv inˈtransitively
لازم، غير مُتَعَدٍّ непреходно nepřechodně intransitivt intransitiv αμετάβατα de forma intransitiva intransitiivselt همانند فعل لازم intransitiivisesti intransitivement בְּהוֹרָאָה עוֹמֶדֶת अकर्मकता neprelazno tárgyatlanul secara intransitif áhrifslaust intransitivamente 自動詞として 자동사로 intranzityviai nepārejoši dengan tak transitif intransitief, onovergankelijk intransitivt nieprzechodnio intransitivamente intranzitiv непереходно neprechodne neprehodno neprelazno intransitivt อย่างเป็นอกรรมกริยา geçişsiz olarak 不及物地 (вживати дієслово) як неперехідне لزوم، لازمیت không cần bổ ngữ


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