intransitive

== English == === Etymology === From in- + transitive. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/, /ɪnˈtɹænzətɪv/ === Adjective === intransitive (not comparable) (grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object. (rare) Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained. 1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further. (probability) Of a set of dice: containing three dice A, B, and C, with the property that A rolls higher than B more than half the time, and B rolls higher than C more than half the time, but lacking the property that A rolls higher than C more than half the time. See intransitive dice and intransitive game. ==== Synonyms ==== neuter nontransitive ==== Antonyms ==== transitive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ergative === Noun === intransitive (plural intransitives) (grammar) An intransitive verb. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃.zi.tiv/ Rhymes: -iv Homophone: intransitives === Adjective === intransitive feminine singular of intransitif == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === intransitive inflection of intransitiv: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /in.tran.siˈti.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: in‧tran‧si‧tì‧ve === Adjective === intransitive f pl feminine plural of intransitivo === Anagrams === intravenisti