intransitive

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English

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ transitive.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/, /ɪnˈtɹænzətɪv/

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intransitive (not comparable)

  1. (grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.
    The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often."
  2. (rare) Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained.
    • 1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery
      And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further.
  3. (probability) Of a set of dice: containing three dice A, B, and C, with the property that A rolls higher than B more than half the time, and B rolls higher than C more than half the time, but lacking the property that A rolls higher than C more than half the time. See intransitive dice.

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Noun

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intransitive (plural intransitives)

  1. (grammar) An intransitive verb.
    • 2011, Carmen Dobrovie-Sorin, The Syntax of Romanian: Comparative Studies in Romance, page 136:
      This means that subcategorization properties do not allow us to distinguish between transitives and intransitives (both types of verbs are allowed, but not obliged, to take a direct object).

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intransitive

  1. feminine singular of intransitif

German

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intransitive

  1. inflection of intransitiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.tran.siˈti.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: in‧tran‧si‧tì‧ve

Adjective

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intransitive f pl

  1. feminine plural of intransitivo

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