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transitive verbs

transitive verbs is the plural of transitive verb.

Meaning of transitive verb

Noun

transitive verb (plural transitive verbs)

  1. A verb that is accompanied (either clearly or implicitly) by a direct object in the active voice. It links the action taken by the subject with the object upon which that action is taken. Consequently, transitive verbs can also be used in the passive voice when the direct object of the equivalent active-voice sentence becomes the subject.

Questions about transitive verbs

What is transitive verbs the plural of?
Transitive verbs is the plural of transitive verb.

Words near transitive verbs in the dictionary

  1. transitive dependencies
  2. transitive dependency
  3. transitive set
  4. transitive sets
  5. transitive verb
  6. transitive verbs
  7. transitively
  8. transitiveness
  9. transitives
  10. transitivism
  11. transitivities

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