Definitions for transitive
ˈtræn sɪ tɪv, -zɪ-tran·si·tive

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. transitive verb, transitive verb form, transitive(adj)

   a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical

2. transitive(adj)

   designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning

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1. transitive(Adjective)

   Making a transit or passage.

2. transitive(Adjective)

   Affected by transference of signification.

3. transitive(Adjective)

   : Of a verb, that takes an object or objects. (compare with: intransitive.)

4. transitive(Adjective)

   : Of a relation R on a set S, such that if xRy and yRz, then xRz for all member x, y and z of S (that is, if the relation applies from one element to a second, and from the second to a third, then it also applies from the first element to the third).

   "Is an ancestor of" is a transitive relation.

Origin: From transitivus, from transitus, from trans + itus, from eo

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Transitive(adj)

   having the power of making a transit, or passage

2. Transitive(adj)

   effected by transference of signification

3. Transitive(adj)

   passing over to an object; expressing an action which is not limited to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the book

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of transitive in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of transitive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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