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transitive

tran·si·tive
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tran-si-tiv, -zi-]
    • /ˈtræn sɪ tɪv, -zɪ-/
    • /ˈtræn.sə.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tran-si-tiv, -zi-]
    • /ˈtræn sɪ tɪv, -zɪ-/

Definitions of transitive word

  • adjective transitive Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb. 1
  • adjective transitive characterized by or involving transition; transitional; intermediate. 1
  • adjective transitive passing over to or affecting something else; transeunt. 1
  • adjective transitive Mathematics. noting a relation in which one element in relation to a second element and the second in relation to a third element implies the first element is in relation to the third element, as the relation “less than or equal to.”. 1
  • noun transitive Grammar. transitive verb. 1
  • adjective transitive verb: acting on an object 1
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Origin of transitive

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; < Late Latin trānsitīvus, equivalent to Latin trānsit(us) (see transition) + -īvus -ive

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Parts of speech for Transitive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Transitive

transitive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

transitive usage trend in Literature

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Related words

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    Relating to or denoting a case of nouns (in some languages, e.g., Basque and Eskimo) that identifies the subject of a transitive verb and is different from the case that identifies the subject of an intransitive verb.

  • objective

    something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.

  • subtract

    to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.

  • verb

    any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.

  • -ize

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  • absolutely

    Absolutely means totally and completely.
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