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Definitions for transitive
ˈtræn sɪ tɪv, -zɪ-tran·si·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
transitive verb, transitive verb form, transitive(adj)
a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
transitive(adj)
designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning
Wiktionary
transitive(Adjective)
Making a transit or passage.
Etymology: From transitivus, from transitus, from trans + itus, from eo
transitive(Adjective)
Affected by transference of signification.
Etymology: From transitivus, from transitus, from trans + itus, from eo
transitive(Adjective)
Of a verb, that takes an object or objects. (compare with intransitive.)
Etymology: From transitivus, from transitus, from trans + itus, from eo
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.
Etymology: From transitivus, from transitus, from trans + itus, from eo
Webster Dictionary
Transitive(adj)
having the power of making a transit, or passage
Transitive(adj)
effected by transference of signification
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of transitive in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of transitive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- متعدٍArabic
- transitiuCatalan, Valencian
- tranzitivní, přechodnýCzech
- transitivGerman
- transitivaEsperanto
- transitivoSpanish
- گذارPersian
- siirtyvä, transitiivinenFinnish
- transitifFrench
- transitivoGalician
- सकर्मकHindi
- transitifIndonesian
- gegnvirkurIcelandic
- transitivoItalian
- 他動, 推移的Japanese
- transitief, overdrachtelijk, overgankelijkDutch
- transitivNorwegian
- tranzytywny, przechodniPolish
- transitivoPortuguese
- tranzitivRomanian
- переходныйRussian
- prijélazan, trȁnzitīvanSerbo-Croatian
- kalimtarAlbanian
- transitivSwedish
- సకర్మకTelugu
- geçişliTurkish
- перехідний, перехідне дієслово, образний, форма перехідного дієсловаUkrainian
- loveädikVolapük
- 及物Chinese
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