transitive verb

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Noun

transitive verb (plural transitive verbs)

1. (grammar): 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.

Antonyms

• intransitive verb

Related terms

• monotransitive verb
• ditransitive verb
• intradirective verb
• labile verb

Translations

• French: verbe transitif
• German: transitives Verb, transitives Verbum, Transitivverb, Transitivum, Transitiv
• Portuguese: verbo transitivo
• Russian: перехо́дный глаго́л
• Spanish: verbo transitivo

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