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intransitive verb

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Noun1.intransitive verb - a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
intransitive, intransitive verb form
verb - the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence


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Loitering, like lagging and departing and a host of other intransitive verbs that we thoughtlessly abuse, needs a preposition.
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The first grouping, for example, has an intransitive verb with a zero complement, an intransitive verb with an adverbial complement, and two transitive verbs.
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