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Definition of intransitive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

intransitive

adjective

NAmE//ɪnˈtrænsət̮ɪv//

, NAmE//ɪnˈtrænzət̮ɪv//

(grammar)

(of verbs) used without a direct object The verb “die” as in “He died suddenly,” is intransitive. opposite transitive

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intransitively

adverb The verb is being used intransitively.See intransitive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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