Definition of Intransitive
Intransitive
Not passing farther; kept; detained.
Not transitive; not passing over to an object; expressing an action or state that is limited to the agent or subject, or, in other words, an action which does not require an object to complete the sense; as, an intransitive verb, e. g., the bird flies; the dog runs.
Related Definitions:
Action,
Agent,
An,
As,
Bird,
Complete,
Detained,
Does,
Dog,
Expressing,
Farther,
Flies,
In,
Intransitive,
Is,
Kept,
Limited,
Not,
Object,
Or,
Other,
Over,
Passing,
Require,
Sense,
State,
Subject,
That,
The,
To,
Transitive,
Verb,
Which
Intransitive Translations
intransitive in German is intransitiv
intransitive in Spanish is intransitivo
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