What does ergative verb mean?
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erga·tive verb
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ergative verbnoun
An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use.
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Ergative verb
In linguistics, an ergative verb is a verb that can be either transitive or intransitive, and whose subject when intransitive corresponds to its direct object when transitive.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ergative verb in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ergative verb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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