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intransitive

/ɪnˈtræn.sə.tɪv/

Traduction: Terme grammatical décrivant un verbe qui ne prend pas de complément d'objet direct., Nom désignant la propriété d'un verbe ou d'une construction verbale qui n'accepte pas de complément d'objet direct pour compléter son sens.

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adjective

C2formalcommon/ɪnˈtræn.sə.tɪv/

A grammatical term describing a verb that does not take a direct object.

  • 🇫🇷Terme grammatical décrivant un verbe qui ne prend pas de complément d'objet direct.
  1. Verb without direct object C1 formal

    Describing a verb that does not need or cannot have a direct object to complete its meaning.

    • The verb 'sleep' is intransitive; you cannot 'sleep something'.
    • In the sentence 'She runs every morning', 'runs' is used intransitively.
    • Many verbs can be both transitive and intransitive depending on context.

    🇫🇷intransitif

    Antonymes: transitive

  • more intransitive comparative form
  • most intransitive superlative form

noun

C1formalcommon/ɪnˈtræn.sə.tɪv/

A noun referring to a verb or verb construction that does not require a direct object to complete its meaning.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant la propriété d'un verbe ou d'une construction verbale qui n'accepte pas de complément d'objet direct pour compléter son sens.
  1. Intransitive verb B2 formal

    A verb that does not require a direct object to complete its meaning.

    • In the sentence 'She sleeps,' 'sleeps' is an intransitive verb.
    • The verb 'arrive' is intransitive because you cannot 'arrive something.'
    • 'He laughed' uses an intransitive verb, as no object follows.

    🇫🇷Verbe intransitif

    Antonymes: transitive