transitive
[adjective]
Synonyms: transitional, transitory

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tran‧si‧tive /ˈtrænsətɪv, ˈtrænsɪtɪv, -zə-/ adjective technical
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: transitivus, from Latin transire; ⇒ transient¹]
a transitive verb must have an object, for example the verb ‘break’ in the sentence ‘I broke the cup’. Transitive verbs are marked [T] in this dictionary. ⇒ ditransitive, intransitive
—transitively adverb
—transitivity /ˌtrænsəˈtɪvəti, ˌtrænsɪˈtɪvəti, -zə-/ noun [uncountable]

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