transitively
- a word derived from transitive.
Example Sentences
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Did the act of conquering pass transitively over from Cæsar to Pompey?
From Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. by Balch, William Stevens
But appear in the same sense of behave is followed by an adverb, as He appears well; and the other verbs used transitively of course take an adverb, as He looked sharply at the man.
From The Style Book of The Detroit News by News, The Detroit
Sway used transitively especially applies to motions of grace or dignity; brandish denotes a threatening or hostile motion; a monarch sways the scepter; the ruffian brandishes a club.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
Here used transitively, "troubles," though in Old English it is generally intransitive, meaning to be careful or thoughtful; it is from the Anglo-Saxon 'Carian'; it became obsolete in the seventeenth century.
From The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Collins, John Churton
Fled is sometimes used transitively by older writers.
From Selections from Five English Poets by Litchfield, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)
