English Easy Learning GrammarDirect and indirect objectsThe object of a sentence (if there is one) normally comes after the verb phrase. Whetherthere is an object or not depends on the meaning of the verb. ... Read more
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intransitive in British English
(ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪv)
adjective
1.
a.
denoting a verb when it does not require a direct object
b.
denoting a verb that customarily does not require a direct object
"to faint" is an intransitive verb
c. (as noun)
a verb in either of these categories
2.
denoting an adjective or noun that does not require any particular noun phrase as a referent
3. logic, mathematics
(of a relation) having the property that if it holds between one argument and a second, and between the second and a third, it must fail to hold between the first and the third
"being the mother of" is an intransitive relation
Compare transitive, pseudo-intransitive
Derived forms
intransitively (inˈtransitively)
adverb
intransitivity (inˌtransiˈtivity) or intransitiveness (inˈtransitiveness)
noun
intransitive in American English
(ɪnˈtrænsətɪv; ɪnˈtrænzətɪv)
adjective
1.
not transitive
2. Grammar
designating a verb that does not require a direct object