"ambitransitive" meaning in English

See ambitransitive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌæmbɪˈtɹænzɪtɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambitransitive.wav
Etymology: From ambi- + transitive. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ambi-|transitive}} ambi- + transitive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ambitransitive (not comparable)
  1. (of a verb) Able to be used transitively or intransitively without requiring morphological change. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: ambitransitivity Related terms: ditransitive, intransitive, transitive Translations (able to be used transitively or intransitively): ambitransitiivinen (Finnish), ambitransitif (French), dé-aistreach (Irish), i przechodni i nieprzechodni (Polish)
    Sense id: en-ambitransitive-en-adj-Knfo6Hvm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ambi-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ambi-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 75 25

Noun

IPA: /ˌæmbɪˈtɹænzɪtɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambitransitive.wav Forms: ambitransitives [plural]
Etymology: From ambi- + transitive. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ambi-|transitive}} ambi- + transitive Head templates: {{en-noun}} ambitransitive (plural ambitransitives)
  1. (grammar) An ambitransitive verb. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-ambitransitive-en-noun-3UVIiIF4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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