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transitive

/ˈtɹænzɪtɪv/
adjective
  1. Making a transit or passage.

  2. Affected by transference of signification.

  3. (grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects.

    "The English verb "to notice" is a transitive verb, because we say things like "She noticed a problem"."

Antonymsintransitive, intransitive, nontransitive

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