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Definition of intransitive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

intransitive

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ɪnˈtrænsət̮ɪv//
 
, NAmE//ɪnˈtrænzət̮ɪv//
 
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(of verbs) used without a direct object The verb “die” as in “He died suddenly,” is intransitive. opposite transitive
intransitively
 
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adverb The verb is being used intransitively.See intransitive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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