transitive verb
a verb accompanied by a direct object and from which a passive can be formed, as deny, rectify, elect.
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Origin of transitive verb
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How to use transitive verb in a sentence
Thus hear is a transitive verb, for it affirms something of an object; I hear the bell.
Dissertation on the English Language | Noah Webster, Jr.The active voice is that form of a transitive verb which makes the subject and the agent the same word.
An English Grammar | W. M. Baskervill and J. W. SewellA transitive verb is one which must have an object to complete its meaning, and to receive the action expressed.
An English Grammar | W. M. Baskervill and J. W. SewellThis word completing a transitive verb is sometimes called a factitive object, or second object, but it is a true complement.
An English Grammar | W. M. Baskervill and J. W. SewellThe presence of a transitive verb implies also the presence of a noun; which noun is the name of the object affected.
A Handbook of the English Language | Robert Gordon Latham
Cultural definitions for transitive verb
A verb that needs a direct object to complete its meaning. Bring, enjoy, and prefer are transitive verbs. (Compare intransitive verb.)
Notes for transitive verb
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