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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, transitiveadjective
a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
transitiveadjective
designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning
Wiktionary
transitiveadjective
Making a transit or passage.
Etymology: From transitivus, from transitus, from trans + itus, from eo
transitiveadjective
Affected by transference of signification.
Etymology: From transitivus, from transitus, from trans + itus, from eo
transitiveadjective
Of a verb, that takes an object or objects. (compare with intransitive.)
Etymology: From transitivus, from transitus, from trans + itus, from eo
transitiveadjective
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
Transitiveadjective
having the power of making a transit, or passage
Transitiveadjective
effected by transference of signification
Transitiveadjective
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
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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
- přechodný, tranzitivníCzech
- transitivGerman
- transitivaEsperanto
- transitivoSpanish
- گذارPersian
- transitiivinen, siirtyväFinnish
- transitifFrench
- transitivoGalician
- सकर्मकHindi
- transitifIndonesian
- gegnvirkurIcelandic
- transitivoItalian
- 推移的, 他動Japanese
- overdrachtelijk, overgankelijk, transitiefDutch
- transitivNorwegian
- tranzytywny, przechodniPolish
- transitivoPortuguese
- tranzitivRomanian
- переходныйRussian
- trȁnzitīvan, prijélazanSerbo-Croatian
- kalimtarAlbanian
- transitivSwedish
- సకర్మకTelugu
- geçişliTurkish
- образний, перехідне дієслово, форма перехідного дієслова, перехіднийUkrainian
- loveädikVolapük
- 及物Chinese
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