intransitive
adjective
1. designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object
Sentences with intransitive as an adjective:
- The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often."
- 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. — Jeremy Taylor.
noun
1. a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
Definition categories: communication, verb