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An action verb which does not take a direct object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- In the English language, ‘sleep’ is an intransitive verb.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: VI
Antonyms: none provided
a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intransitive verb form, intransitive
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: verb
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
فِعْل لَازِم
(fiʕl lāzim)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Belarusian:
неперахо́дны дзеясло́ў
(njepjeraxódny dzjejaslów)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Bengali:
অকর্মক ক্রিয়া
(okormok kriẏa)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Breton:
verb gwan
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Bulgarian:
непрехо́ден глаго́л
(neprehóden glagól)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Catalan:
verb intransitiu
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Chinese Cantonese:
不及物動詞 /不及物动词
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Chinese Mandarin:
不及物動詞 /不及物动词
(bùjíwù dòngcí)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Chinese Mandarin:
自動詞 /自动词
(zìdòngcí)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Danish:
intransitivt verbum
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Dutch:
onovergankelijk werkwoord
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Esperanto:
netransitiva verbo
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Estonian:
sihitu tegusõna
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Finnish:
intransitiivinen verbi
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Finnish:
intransitiiviverbi
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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French:
verbe intransitif
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Galician:
verbo intransitivo
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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German:
Intransitiv
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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German:
Intransitivum
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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German:
intransitives Verb
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Greek:
αμετάβατο ρήμα
(ametávato ríma)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Hebrew:
פועל עומד
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Hindi:
अकर्मक क्रिया
(akarmak kriyā)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Hungarian:
tárgyatlan ige
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Icelandic:
áhrifslaus sögn
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Indonesian:
kata kerja intransitif
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Irish:
briathar neamhaistreach
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Italian:
verbo intransitivo
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Japanese:
自動詞
(jidōshi)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Khmer:
អកម្មកិរិយា
(ʼɑɑkmmɔɔkeriyiə)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Korean:
자동사
(jadongsa)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Lao:
ອະກັມມະກິຣິຍາ
(ʼa kam ma ki ri nyā)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Lao:
ອະກໍາມະກິລິຍາ
(ʼa kam ma ki li nyā)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Latin:
verbum intransitivum
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Latvian:
nepārejošs darbības vārds
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Latvian:
intransitīvs verbs
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Lithuanian:
negalininkinis veiksmažodis
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Macedonian:
непреоден глагол
(nepreoden glagol)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Malayalam:
അകർമ്മകക്രിയ
(akaṟmmakakriya)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Māori:
kupumahi poro
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Māori:
tūmahi poro
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Norman:
vèrbe întransitif
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Polish:
czasownik nieprzechodni
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Portuguese:
verbo intransitivo
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Romanian:
intranzitiv
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Romanian:
verb intranzitiv
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Russian:
неперехо́дный глаго́л
(neperexódnyj glagól)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Serbo-Croatian:
непрелазни глагол
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Serbo-Croatian:
непријелазни глагол
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Serbo-Croatian:
neprelazni glagol
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Serbo-Croatian:
neprijelazni glagol
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Spanish:
verbo intransitivo
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Swedish:
intransitivt verb
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Tagalog:
pandiwang katawanin
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Tamil:
செயப்படுபொருள்குன்றியவினை
(ceyappaṭuporuḷkuṉṟiyaviṉai)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Thai:
อกรรมกริยา
(à-gam-grì-yaa)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Turkish:
geçişsiz fiil
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Turkish:
geçişsiz eylem
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Ukrainian:
неперехідне́ дієсло́во
(neperexidné dijeslóvo)
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Vietnamese:
nội động từ
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Vietnamese:
động từ nội hướng
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Vietnamese:
tự động từ
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Volapük:
värb neloveädik
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
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Welsh:
berf gyflawn
— action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter