intransitive
adjective
- not transitive
- Gram. designating a verb that does not require a direct object
noun
an intransitive verb
See intransitive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭn-trănˈsĭ-tĭv, -zĭ-)
adjective 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.
noun An intransitive verb.
Related Forms:
- in·tranˈsi·tive·ly adverb
- in·tranˈsi·tive·ness, in·tranˌsi·tivˈi·ty noun
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