TRANSITIVE
Scrabble letter values: T1R1A1N1S1I1T1I1V4E1 = 13
Definition
- 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. — 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.”