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Meaning of "intransitive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INTRANSITIVE

intransitive  [ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTRANSITIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Intransitive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INTRANSITIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Intransitive verb

In grammar, an intransitive verb is a verb that has no direct object. This is distinct from a transitive verb, which takes one or more objects. The verb property is called transitivity.

Definition of intransitive in the English dictionary

The first definition of intransitive in the dictionary is denoting a verb when it does not require a direct object. Other definition of intransitive is denoting a verb that customarily does not require a direct object. Intransitive is also a verb in either of these categories.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTRANSITIVE


capacitive
kəˈpæsɪtɪv
competitive
kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv
context-sensitive
ˌkɒntɛkstˈsɛnsɪtɪv
creative
kriːˈeɪtɪv
ditransitive
daɪˈtrænsɪtɪv
heat-sensitive
ˈhiːtˌsɛnsɪtɪv
hypersensitive
ˌhaɪpəˈsɛnsɪtɪv
insensitive
ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv
native
ˈneɪtɪv
nonsensitive
ˌnɒnˈsɛnsɪtɪv
nontransitive
nɒnˈtrænsɪtɪv
oversensitive
ˌəʊvəˈsɛnsɪtɪv
photosensitive
ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɛnsɪtɪv
positive
ˈpɒzɪtɪv
radiosensitive
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈsɛnsɪtɪv
sensitive
ˈsɛnsɪtɪv
supersensitive
ˌsuːpəˈsensɪtɪv
transitive
ˈtrænsɪtɪv
ultrasensitive
ˌʌltrəˈsensɪtɪv
unsensitive
ʌnˈsensɪtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTRANSITIVE

intranasally
intranational
intranet
intrans.
intransigeance
intransigeant
intransigeantly
intransigence
intransigency
intransigent
intransigentism
intransigentist
intransigently
intransitively
intransitiveness
intransitivity
intransmissible
intransmutable
intrant
intranuclear

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTRANSITIVE

active
additive
anticompetitive
aperitive
case-sensitive
cognitive
definitive
false positive
fugitive
HIV-positive
inquisitive
intuitive
nutritive
price-sensitive
primitive
prohibitive
punitive
repetitive
seropositive
time-sensitive
touch-sensitive

Synonyms and antonyms of intransitive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «intransitive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTRANSITIVE

Find out the translation of intransitive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of intransitive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intransitive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不及物的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intransitivo
570 millions of speakers

English

intransitive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अकर्मक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непереходный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intransitivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অকর্মক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intransitif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Intransitif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

intransitiv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自動詞の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자동사의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Intransitif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செயப்படுபொருள்குன்றியவினை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अकर्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçişsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intransitivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprzechodnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неперехідний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intranzitiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμετάβατο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onoorganklike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

intransitive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

intransitive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intransitive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTRANSITIVE»

The term «intransitive» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.123 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTRANSITIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «intransitive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «intransitive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about intransitive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTRANSITIVE»

Discover the use of intransitive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intransitive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Intransitive Predication
Stassen makes a major contribution to the study of language typology with Intransitive Predication.
Leon Stassen, 2003
2
Bruissement de la Langue
To. Write: An. Intransitive. Verb? 1 . Literature and linguistics For centuries, Western culture conceived of literature not as we do today, through a study of works, authors, and schools, but through a veritable theory of language. This theory had a ...
Roland Barthes, 1989
3
The So-Called Intransitive Verbal Forms in the Semitic ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Frank Ringgold Blake, 2012
4
English Verb Classes and Alternations: A Preliminary ...
2.3.5 Clear Alternation (intransitive) (144) Alternating Verbs: Clear Verbs (except clean): clear, drain, empty (145) a. Clouds cleared from the sky. (locative variant) b. The sky cleared (?of clouds), (of variant) Comments: Just as the form of the ...
Beth Levin, 1993
5
Mirror Neuron System Activation in Autism in Response to ...
In the typical group, there were not significant changes from baseline to move epochs in the intransitive actions conditions in the central location. Therefore, in the typical group there was lack of suppression in the central location as well as in ...
Costanza Colombi, 2008
6
Got Grammar Ready-to-Use Lessons and Activities That Make ...
Transitive. and. Intransitive. Verbs. An action verb that has an object is a transitive verb. A transitive verb takes a direct object. In the sentence, “The elderly man dropped his cane,” the verb is dropped, and the direct object is cane. Thus, the ...
Jack Umstatter, 2007
7
Hybrid Neural Systems
The results of our comparisons are shown in Table 2, where we use “Intransitive Agent” for unergative subjects (e.g., Sandy jumped) and “Intransitive Patient” for unaccusative subjects (e.g. Sandy fell). In general, one can think of distances ...
Stefan Wermter, Ron Sun, 2000
8
The Languages of Japan
10.4 Transitive-intransitive pairs In the preceding section we discussed the inflectional system of Japanese verbs at length. Our conclusion was that the suffixal auxiliaries (and conjunction particles) attach to the stem of a verb consisting of the ...
Masayoshi Shibatani, 1990
9
Ergativity
in an intransitive clause developed, effectively through merger of the first and second columns in (1). That is, the modern language allows: (2) intransitive transitive root in root in ^ - ~> intransitive intransitive transitive construction construction ...
Robert M. W. Dixon, 1994
10
Grammar: A Student's Guide
But smoke and drink are not intransitive, but transitive. With genuine intransitive verbs, such as sleep and come, there is no understanding of any implicit object. For example, in answer to John smokes, I can ask What does he smoke?, but in ...
James R. Hurford, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTRANSITIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intransitive is used in the context of the following news items.
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Prepared to gointer, unveil new vocabulary with my koozie
Often heard during off-the-record phone conversations during political season. • Wieneeworst – adjective and intransitive verb. How my brain ... «Kent Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Adding words to the dictionary | Our Corner
Wieneeworst - adjective and intransitive verb. How my brain functions in the morning. • Brillohead - some sort of noun, or maybe an interjection. «Maple Valley Reporter, Jul 15»
3
Album | Emily Portman – Coracle
It's astounding, perhaps, that the aptly-named Coracle — gentle and vast in its intransitive design, simultaneously enveloping itself in ... «For Folk's Sake, Jul 15»
4
Sound Off: July 9
To the editors and staff of the Sun-News, lay is an intransitive verb that requires an object. You lay the book on the table. Lie is not transitive. «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
5
Brady: Trip to movies a reminder modern world not oldster-oriented 0
To be a little more explicit, the f-word was used in every iteration imaginable — noun, adjective and verb, both transitive and intransitive. «London Free Press, Jul 15»
6
Twerking since 1820: an OED antedating
Early examples show people twerking their spurs, thumbs, and hats, and (in intransitive use) to a kitten's tail twerking. The meaning referring to ... «OUPblog, Jun 15»
7
Style Patrol: Should We Lay Down This Burden?
... want to describe somebody reclining on a pallet in the present tense, no direct object in sight, the verb you actually want is the intransitive lie. «Seven Days, Jun 15»
8
Tongues not turning
It means that you need to distinguish between transitive and intransitive verbs (i.e., verbs that take or do not take a direct object). «Today's Zaman, Jun 15»
9
Everyday Grammar: When Passive is Better Than Active
Intransitive verbs, or verbs that cannot take a direct object, cannot be passive. You cannot say "I was arrived by train" because the intransitive ... «VOA Learning English, Jun 15»
10
California Corporations Code: Do You Proffer, Profer, or Prefer A …
“Proffer” is both a transitive and intransitive verb. In Section 10404, “proffer” is used as a transitive verb (the object being a complaint). «The National Law Review, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Intransitive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/intransitive>. Apr 2024 ».
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