TRANSITIVE

/ˈtɹænzɪtɪv/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 15

Definition

  1. adjective designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning.
  2. noun a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical. — synonyms: transitive_verb, transitive_verb_form

Examples

  • “The English verb "to notice" is a transitive verb, because we say things like "She noticed a problem".”
  • “"Is an ancestor of" is a transitive relation: if Alice is an ancestor of Bob, and Bob is an ancestor of Carol, then Alice is an ancestor of Carol.”

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