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Word: Intransitive
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from late Latin intransitivus ‘not passing over’, from in- ‘not’ + transitivus (see transitive)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈtrɑːnsɪtɪv
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈtransɪtɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a verb or a sense or use of a verb) not taking a direct object, e.g. look in look at the sky.
Short Definition:(of verb or sense or use of verb) not taking direct object
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