transitive

== English == === Etymology === From Latin trānsitīvus, from trānsitus, from trāns (“across”) + itus, from eō (“to go”). === Pronunciation === enPR: trăn'zĭtĭv, IPA(key): /ˈtɹænzɪtɪv/ === Adjective === transitive (not comparable) Making a transit or passage. Affected by transference of signification. (grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects. Antonym: intransitive (set theory, of a relation on a set) Having the property that if an element a is related to b and b is related to c, then a is necessarily related to c. Antonyms: intransitive, nontransitive (algebra, of a group action) Such that, for any two elements of the acted-upon set, some group element maps the first to the second. (graph theory, of a graph) Such that, for any two vertices there exists an automorphism which maps one to the other. (probability) Of a set of dice: not having the intransitive property. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== reflexive symmetric === Noun === transitive (plural transitives) (grammar) A transitive verb. === References === “transitive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === revisitant == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃.zi.tiv/ Rhymes: -iv Homophone: transitives === Adjective === transitive feminine singular of transitif == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === transitive inflection of transitiv: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tran.siˈti.ve/, /tran.ziˈti.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: tran‧si‧tì‧ve === Adjective === transitive f pl feminine plural of transitivo === Anagrams === intervista, intestarvi, intraviste, rinvestita, rinvitaste, strinatevi, vetrinasti, vetrinista == Latin == === Adjective === trānsitīve vocative masculine singular of trānsitīvus