transitive
adjective
having the nature of a transitive verb.
transitively
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a word derived from
transitive.
Example Sentences
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Accordingly our language does not admit a literal translation of the above-mentioned construction, except the preceding verb be such as can be interpreted transitively.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
Fled is sometimes used transitively by older writers.
From Selections from Five English Poets by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) Litchfield
Used here transitively, qualifying laws, and governing blood.
From Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois by Frederick S. Boas
Milton uses it transitively in Lycidas, 29: "Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night."
From The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott
Many intransitive verbs, however, can be used transitively; thus, "I walk the horse;" walk is here transitive.
From How to Speak and Write Correctly by Joseph Devlin
