ditransitive
[ dahy-tran-si-tiv, -zi- ]
adjective
noting or pertaining to a verb taking both a direct and an indirect object, as give in “I gave him the package.”
noun
a ditransitive verb.
Origin of ditransitive
1First recorded in 1960–65; di-1 + transitive
Other words from ditransitive
- di·tran·si·tiv·i·ty, noun
Words Nearby ditransitive
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