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transitive adjective
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transitive — ► ADJECTIVE Grammar ▪ (of a verb) able to take a direct object, e.g. saw in he saw the donkey. The opposite of INTRANSITIVE(Cf. ↑intransitivity). DERIVATIVES transitively adverb transitivity noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «transitory»: from … English terms dictionary
transitive — adjective Etymology: Late Latin transitivus, from Latin transitus, past participle of transire Date: 1590 1. characterized by having or containing a direct object < a transitive verb > < a transitive construction > 2. being or relating to a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
transitive — adjective a) Making a transit or passage. , For all symbols are fluxional; all language is vehicular and transitive, and is good, as ferries and horses are, for conveyance, not as farms and houses are, for homestead. , The Poet b) Affected by… … Wiktionary
transitive — adjective technical a transitive verb must have an object, for example the verb break in the sentence I broke the cup compare ditransitive, intransitive transitive noun (C) transitively adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
transitive animate — adjective Belonging to the class of transitive verbs that take animate direct objects … Wiktionary
transitive-verb — adjective noun … Wiktionary
Adjective — Examples That s an interesting idea. (attributive) That idea is interesting. (predicative) Tell me something interesting. (postpositive) The good, the bad, and the ugly. (substantive) In grammar, an adjective is a describing word; the main… … Wikipedia
transitive — /ˈtrænzətɪv / (say tranzuhtiv) adjective 1. Grammar having the nature of a transitive verb. 2. characterised by or involving transition; transitional; intermediate. 3. passing over to or affecting something else; transeunt. –noun 4. Grammar a… …
transitive — tran|si|tive [ trænzıtıv ] adjective LINGUISTICS a transitive verb is always used with a DIRECT OBJECT (=person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb) ╾ tran|si|tive|ly adverb ╾ tran|si|tiv|i|ty [ ,trænzı tıvəti ] noun uncount ─… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
transitive — UK [ˈtrænsətɪv] / US [ˈtrænzɪtɪv] adjective linguistics a transitive verb is always used with a direct object • See: intransitive Derived words: transitively adverb transitivity UK [ˌtrænsəˈtɪvətɪ] / US [ˌtrænzɪˈtɪvətɪ] noun uncountable … English dictionary
transitive — [ transɪtɪv, trα:ns , nz ] adjective 1》 Grammar (of a verb or a sense or use of a verb) able to take a direct object (expressed or implied), e.g. saw in he saw the donkey. The opposite of intransitive. 2》 Logic & Mathematics (of a relation) such… … English new terms dictionary
