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Definition of transitive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

transitive

adjective

NAmE//ˈtrænsət̮ɪv//

, NAmE//ˈtrænzət̮ɪv//

(grammar)

(of verbs) used with a direct object In “She wrote a letter,” the verb “wrote” is transitive and the word “letter” is the direct object. opposite intransitive

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

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