transitive

[ tran-si-tiv, -zi- ]

/ ˈtræn sɪ tɪv, -zɪ- /

adjective

Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.

characterized by or involving transition; transitional; intermediate.

passing over to or affecting something else; transeunt.

Mathematics. noting a relation in which one element in relation to a second element and the second in relation to a third element implies the first element is in relation to the third element, as the relation “less than or equal to.”

noun

Grammar. a transitive verb.

Origin of transitive

First recorded in 1550–60; from Late Latin trānsitīvus, equivalent to Latin trānsit(us) (see transition) + -īvus -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM transitive

tran·si·tive·ly, adverbtran·si·tive·ness, tran·si·tiv·i·ty, nounnon·tran·si·tive, adjective, nounnon·tran·si·tive·ly, adverb

non·tran·si·tive·ness, nounun·tran·si·tive, adjectiveun·tran·si·tive·ly, adverbun·tran·si·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby transitive

transition point, transition probability, transition region, transition team, transition temperature, transitive, transitive verb, transitman, transit number, transitory, transitory action

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Example sentences from the Web for transitive

This word completing a transitive verb is sometimes called a factitive object, or second object, but it is a true complement.
An English Grammar|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
Use of intransitive for transitive verbs, as "he was graduated from college," or vice versa, as "he ingratiated with the tyrant."
Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922|Howard Phillips Lovecraft
But the serial relations are transitive relations which are not symmetrical.
International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I|Various
The person or thing acted upon is called the direct object of a transitive verb, and is given the ending -n.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto|Ivy Kellerman Reed

The presence of a transitive verb implies also the presence of a noun; which noun is the name of the object affected.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for transitive

transitive

/ (ˈtrænsɪtɪv) /

adjective

grammar

denoting an occurrence of a verb when it requires a direct object or denoting a verb that customarily requires a direct object``to find'' is a transitive verb
(as noun)these verbs are transitives

grammar denoting an adjective, such as fond, or a noun, such as husband, that requires a noun phrase and cannot be used without some implicit or explicit reference to such a noun phrase

logic maths having the property that if one object bears a relationship to a second object that also bears the same relationship to a third object, then the first object bears this relationship to the third objectmathematical equality is transitive, since if x = y and y = z then x = z

Compare intransitive

Derived forms of transitive

transitively, adverbtransitivity or transitiveness, noun

Word Origin for transitive

C16: from Late Latin transitīvus from Latin transitus a going over; see transient

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Scientific definitions for transitive

transitive

[ trăn′sĭ-tĭv ]

Of or relating to a mathematical or logical relation between three elements such that if the relation holds between the first and second elements and between the second and third elements, it necessarily holds between the first and third elements. The relation of being greater than in mathematics is transitive, since if a > b and b > c, then a > c.

单词	transitive
释义	transitive [ tran-si-tiv, -zi- ] / ˈtræn sɪ tɪv, -zɪ- / adjective Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb. characterized by or involving transition; transitional; intermediate. passing over to or affecting something else; transeunt. Mathematics. noting a relation in which one element in relation to a second element and the second in relation to a third element implies the first element is in relation to the third element, as the relation “less than or equal to.” noun Grammar. a transitive verb. Origin of transitive First recorded in 1550–60; from Late Latin trānsitīvus, equivalent to Latin trānsit(us) (see transition) + -īvus -ive OTHER WORDS FROM transitive tran·si·tive·ly, adverbtran·si·tive·ness, tran·si·tiv·i·ty, nounnon·tran·si·tive, adjective, nounnon·tran·si·tive·ly, adverb non·tran·si·tive·ness, nounun·tran·si·tive, adjectiveun·tran·si·tive·ly, adverbun·tran·si·tive·ness, noun Words nearby transitive transition point, transition probability, transition region, transition team, transition temperature, transitive, transitive verb, transitman, transit number, transitory, transitory action Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for transitive This word completing a transitive verb is sometimes called a factitive object, or second object, but it is a true complement. An English Grammar\|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell Use of intransitive for transitive verbs, as "he was graduated from college," or vice versa, as "he ingratiated with the tyrant." Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922\|Howard Phillips Lovecraft But the serial relations are transitive relations which are not symmetrical. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I\|Various The person or thing acted upon is called the direct object of a transitive verb, and is given the ending -n. A Complete Grammar of Esperanto\|Ivy Kellerman Reed The presence of a transitive verb implies also the presence of a noun; which noun is the name of the object affected. A Handbook of the English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham British Dictionary definitions for transitive transitive / (ˈtrænsɪtɪv) / adjective grammar denoting an occurrence of a verb when it requires a direct object or denoting a verb that customarily requires a direct object``to find'' is a transitive verb (as noun)these verbs are transitives grammar denoting an adjective, such as fond, or a noun, such as husband, that requires a noun phrase and cannot be used without some implicit or explicit reference to such a noun phrase logic maths having the property that if one object bears a relationship to a second object that also bears the same relationship to a third object, then the first object bears this relationship to the third objectmathematical equality is transitive, since if x = y and y = z then x = z Compare intransitive Derived forms of transitive transitively, adverbtransitivity or transitiveness, noun Word Origin for transitive C16: from Late Latin transitīvus from Latin transitus a going over; see transient Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for transitive transitive [ trăn′sĭ-tĭv ] Of or relating to a mathematical or logical relation between three elements such that if the relation holds between the first and second elements and between the second and third elements, it necessarily holds between the first and third elements. The relation of being greater than in mathematics is transitive, since if a > b and b > c, then a > c. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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