intransitive
/ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/
adjective
- 1
(grammar, of a verb) not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object
“The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often."”
- 2
Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained
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