Definition of Transitive verb

Babylon English
transitive verb
n. verb which describes an action performed on an object by using "the"

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Transitive verb Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

WordNet 2.0
transitive verb
Noun
1. a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
(synonym) transitive verb form
(hypernym) verb
(hyponym) doubly transitive verb, doubly transitive verb form

hEnglish - advanced version
transitive verb
transitive verb
n : a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object to be grammatical [syn: transitive verb form]




Transitive verb Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Transitive verb
In syntax, a transitive verb is a verb that requires both a subject and one or more objects. Some examples of sentences with transitive verbs:
  • Kyle sees Adam. (Adam is the direct object of "sees")
  • You lifted the bag. (bag is the direct object of "lifted")
  • I punished you. (you is the direct object of "punished")
  • I give you the book. (book is the direct object of "give" and "you" is the indirect object of "give")
Those transitive verbs that are able to take both a direct object and an indirect object are called ditransitive; an example is the verb give above. Verbs that require a single object are called monotransitive. There are a few verbs that take on the tritransitive form, which requires four arguments as opposed to needing three for a ditransitive verb or just two for a transitive verb.

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