VDict - Definition of transitive

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transitive

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Adjective

designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning

Noun

a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical

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Synonyms:
transitive verb transitive verb form

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Words contain "transitive":
doubly transitive verb doubly transitive verb form intransitive intransitive verb intransitive verb form intransitively intransitiveness transitive transitive verb transitive verb form more...
Words contain "transitive" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
doubly transitive verb doubly transitive verb form transitiveness transitivise transitivize transitivity transitively transitive govern frequent

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