transitive

/'trænsitiv/

Thân thiện

The student writes a transitive verb on the whiteboard.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Requiring a direct object: In grammar, a word that describes a verb which requires a direct object to complete its meaning and form a grammatical sentence. A direct object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.
   • Characterized by transitivity: Pertaining to or having the property of transferring action to an object.

2. Noun:

   • A transitive verb: A verb (or a verb construction) that requires a direct object to be grammatically complete.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The verb "to buy" is transitive; you must buy something. (e.g., "She bought a book.")
  • In the sentence "He built a house," the verb "built" is used in a transitive sense.
• Noun:
  • "Send" and "receive" are both transitives.
  • Many action verbs, like "write," "paint," and "fix," are typically transitives.

Advanced Usage

• Transitivity as a spectrum: While verbs are often classified as strictly transitive or intransitive, some verbs can function as both, depending on context. For example, "She sings" (intransitive) vs. "She sings a song" (transitive).
• Ditransitive verbs: A subcategory of transitive verbs that require objects: a direct object and an indirect object. For example, in "He gave (indirect object) (direct object)," the verb "gave" is ditransitive.

Variants and Related Words

• Transitively (adverb): In a transitive manner.
  • The verb is used transitively in this sentence.
• Transitivity (noun): The grammatical property of requiring a direct object.
  • The transitivity of the verb determines its sentence structure.
• Intransitive (adjective): Describing a verb that does require a direct object.
  • The verb "to sleep" is intransitive.

Synonyms

• For the adjective: Object-requiring.
• For the noun: Transitive verb.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Transitive" itself is not a phrasal verb, but it describes how many phrasal verbs function.) - Many phrasal verbs are transitive and require a direct object. For example: - Turn down (meaning to reject): She turned down the offer. ("the offer" is the direct object). - Look up (meaning to search for): Please look up the word. ("the word" is the direct object).

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms based on the word "transitive" itself. Its usage is primarily technical and grammatical.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning

Noun

1. a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical

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