transitive (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *transitive*:
ADJECTIVE	all	transitive	designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning / meaning
NOUN	communication	transitive, transitive verb, transitive verb form	a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical

English > *transitive*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning / meaning.
Category	grammar	The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
Opposite	intransitive	Designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object
Spanish	transitivo
Catalan	transitiu
Nouns	transitivity, transitiveness	the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb
Adverbs	transitively	in a transitive manner
Verbs	transitivize	make transitive

English > *transitive*: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical.
Synonyms	transitive verb, transitive verb form
Narrower	doubly transitive verb, doubly transitive verb form	A transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
Broader	verb	The word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
Spanish	verbo transitivo
Catalan	verb transitiu

HyperDic: transitive