"ambitransitive" meaning in English

See ambitransitive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌæmbɪˈtɹænzɪtɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambitransitive.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Etymology tree English ambi- English transitive English ambitransitive From ambi- + transitive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|ambi-|transitive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English ambi- English transitive English ambitransitive From 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), 양타동사 (yangtadongsa) (Korean), i przechodni i nieprzechodni (Polish), ambitransitivo (Spanish), çift geçişli (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ambitransitive-en-adj-Knfo6Hvm Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ambi-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ambi-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 64 36

Noun

IPA: /ˌæmbɪˈtɹænzɪtɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambitransitive.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ambitransitives [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English ambi- English transitive English ambitransitive From ambi- + transitive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|ambi-|transitive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English ambi- English transitive English ambitransitive From ambi- + transitive. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ambitransitive (plural ambitransitives)
  1. (grammar) An ambitransitive verb.
    Sense id: en-ambitransitive-en-noun-3UVIiIF4 Categories (other): Grammar, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ambi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ambi-: 50 50 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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