Definition & Meaning of "transitive"in English

Transitive

(grammar) a verb that requires a direct object

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

transitives

transitive

(grammar) describing a verb that needs a direct object

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

relational

ungradable

domain

grammar, linguistics

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