intransitiveadjective
uk/ɪnˈtræn.sə.tɪv//ɪnˈtrɑːn.sə.tɪv//ɪnˈtræn.zə.tɪv//ɪnˈtrɑːn.zə.tɪv/us/ɪnˈtræn.sə.t̬ɪv/specializedB2 (of a verb) having or needing no object:
In the sentence "I tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't come", "come" is an intransitive verb.
In this dictionary, verbs which are intransitive are marked [I].
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- A lot of verbs are both transitive and intransitive.
- Any halfway decent teacher should be able to explain the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs.
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- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- conjugate
- ditransitive
- historic present
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the future perfect
- the pluperfect
- the present simple
- the third person
- wast
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intransitively
adverb uk/ɪnˈtræn.sə.tɪv.li//ɪnˈtrɑːn.sə.tɪv.li//ɪnˈtræn.zə.tɪv.li//ɪnˈtrɑːn.zə.tɪv.li/us/ɪnˈtræn.sə.t̬ɪv.li/
intransitive
noun [ C ] ukus