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intradirective verb

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An intransitive verb in which the subject both actively performs and undergoes the action, as in verbs of motion such as walk, go, fly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • In "I walked to the store", the verb 'walk' is intradirective, as the person undergoing the action is myself; in "I walked the dog" I no longer undergo the action, and the verb is transitive.

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