"ambitransitive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌæmbɪˈtɹænzɪtɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambitransitive.wav [Southern-England]
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): ambitransitif (French), dé-aistreach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-ambitransitive-en-adj-Knfo6Hvm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ambi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ambi-: 56 44

Noun

IPA: /ˌæmbɪˈtɹænzɪtɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambitransitive.wav [Southern-England] 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

Download JSON data for ambitransitive meaning in English (3.5kB)

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