intransitive verb
/ɪnˌtɹænsətɪv ˈvɜːb/
intransitive verb noun: an action verb which does not take a direct object.
Noun
intransitive verb (plural intransitive verbs)
- An action verb which does not take a direct object.
- In the English language, ‘sleep’ is an intransitive verb.
- “‘Feel’ is an intransitive verb in your sentence and is modified by an adjective.”2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 126
- Synonyms:
- VI
intransitive verb meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
intransitive verb in Hindi
- action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
- अकर्मक क्रिया akarmak kriyā
intransitive verb in Tamil
- action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
- செயப்படுபொருள்குன்றியவினை ceyappaṭuporuḷkuṉṟiyaviṉai
intransitive verb in Bengali
- action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
- অকর্মক ক্রিয়া okormok kriẏa
intransitive verb in Telugu
- intransitive verb
- అకర్మక్రియ akarmakriya
- an intransitive verb
- అకర్మకక్రియ akarmakakriya, అకర్మకము akarmakamu
More languagesFewer languages
- intransitive verb in Malayalam
- അകർമ്മകക്രിയ akaṟmmakakriya
- intransitive verb in Tagalog
- pandiwang katawanin
- intransitive verb in Arabic
- فِعْل لَازِم fiʕl lāzim
- intransitive verb in Indonesian
- kata kerja intransitif
- intransitive verb in Thai
- อกรรมกริยา à-gam-grì-yaa
- intransitive verb in Vietnamese
- nội động từ, động từ nội hướng, tự động từ
Synonyms of intransitive verb
Forms of intransitive verb
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Questions about intransitive verb
- What does intransitive verb mean?
- Intransitive verb means an action verb which does not take a direct object.
- What is intransitive verb in Hindi?
- Intransitive verb in Hindi is अकर्मक क्रिया (akarmak kriyā). See Intransitive verb meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is intransitive verb?
- Intransitive verb is a noun.
- How do you pronounce intransitive verb?
- Intransitive verb is pronounced /ɪnˌtɹænsətɪv ˈvɜːb/.
- What is the plural of intransitive verb?
- The plural of intransitive verb is intransitive verbs.
Words near intransitive verb in the dictionary
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