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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: transitive verb form, transitive
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: verb
Narrower terms: doubly transitive verb, doubly transitive verb form
Coined between 1580 and 1590.
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
فِعْل مُتَعَدٍّ
(fiʕl mutaʕaddin)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Armenian:
անցողական բայ
(ancʻoġakan bay)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Belarusian:
перахо́дны дзеясло́ў
(pjeraxódny dzjejaslów)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Breton:
verb tre
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Bulgarian:
пре́ходен глаго́л
(préhoden glagól)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Chinese Mandarin:
及物動詞 /及物动词
(jíwù dòngcí)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Chinese Mandarin:
他動詞 /他动词
(tādòngcí)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Danish:
transitivt verbum
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Dutch:
overgankelijk werkwoord
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Dutch:
transitief werkwoord
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Esperanto:
transitiva verbo
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Finnish:
transitiivinen verbi
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Finnish:
transitiiviverbi
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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French:
verbe transitif
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Galician:
verbo transitivo
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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German:
transitives Verb
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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German:
transitives Verbum
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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German:
Transitivverb
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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German:
Transitivum
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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German:
Transitiv
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Greek:
μεταβατικό ρήμα
(metavatikó ríma)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Hungarian:
tárgyas ige
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Icelandic:
áhrifssögn
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Italian:
verbo transitivo
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Italian:
transitivo
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Japanese:
他動詞
(tadōshi)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Khmer:
សកម្មកិរិយា
(sɑɑkmmɔɔkeriyiə)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Khmer:
សកម្មកិរិយាសព្ទ
(sɑɑkmmɔɔkeriyiəhptɔɔ)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Korean:
타동사
(tadongsa)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Lao:
ສະກັມມະກິຣິຍາ
(sa kam ma ki ri nyā)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Lao:
ສະກໍາກະລິຍາ
(sa kam ka li nyā)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Latvian:
pārejošs darbības vārds
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Latvian:
transitīvs verbs
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Lithuanian:
galininkinis veiksmažodis
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Macedonian:
преоден глагол
(preoden glagol)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Māori:
kupumahi whiti
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Māori:
tūmahi whiti
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Norman:
vèrbe transitif
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Persian:
فعل متعدی
(fe'le mota'addi)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Polish:
czasownik przechodni
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Portuguese:
verbo transitivo
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Romanian:
verb tranzitiv
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Russian:
перехо́дный глаго́л
(perexódnyj glagól)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Serbo-Croatian:
прелазни глагол
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Serbo-Croatian:
пријелазни глагол
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Serbo-Croatian:
prelazni glagol
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Serbo-Croatian:
prijelazni glagol
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Spanish:
verbo transitivo
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Swedish:
transitivt verb
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Tagalog:
pandiwang palipat
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Tamil:
செயப்படுபொருள்குன்றாதவினை
(ceyappaṭuporuḷkuṉṟātaviṉai)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Thai:
สกรรมกริยา
(sà-gam-grì-yaa)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Turkish:
geçişli fiil
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Turkish:
geçişli eylem
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Ukrainian:
перехідне́ дієсло́во
(perexidné dijeslóvo)
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Vietnamese:
ngoại động từ
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Vietnamese:
động từ ngoại hướng
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Vietnamese:
tha động từ
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Volapük:
värb loveädik
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Welsh:
berf anghyflawn
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
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Zazaki:
fiilo ravêrdın
— a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
