Associations to the word «intransitive»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
INTRANSITIVE, adjective. (grammar) (of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.
INTRANSITIVE, adjective. (rare) Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained.
INTRANSITIVE VERB, noun. (grammar) An action verb not taking a direct object.
INTRANSITIVE VERBS, noun. Plural of intransitive verb
Dictionary definition
INTRANSITIVE, noun. A verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object.
INTRANSITIVE, adjective. Designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.