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单词 intransitive verb
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intransitive verb


noun

a verb that indicates a complete action without being accompanied by a direct object, as sit or lie, and, in English, that does not form a passive.

Origin of intransitive verb

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby intransitive verb

intranet, intrans., intransigence, intransigent, intransitive, intransitive verb, in transitu, intrant, intranuclear, intraocular, intraocular lens
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Cultural definitions for intransitive verb

intransitive verb

A verb that does not need a direct object to complete its meaning. Run, sleep, travel, wonder, and die are all intransitive verbs. (Compare transitive verb.)

notes for intransitive verb

Some verbs can be intransitive in one sentence and transitive in another. Boiled is intransitive in “My blood boiled” but transitive in “I boiled some water.”
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