"intransitive verb" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˌtɹænsətɪv ˈvɜːb/, /ɪnˌtɹænzətɪv ˈvɜːb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-intransitive verb.wav Forms: intransitive verbs [plural]
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  1. (grammar) An action verb which does not take a direct object. Wikipedia link: intransitive verb Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: VI, transitive verb, ditransitive verb, intradirective verb, labile verb Translations (action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter): فِعْل لَازِم (fiʕl lāzim) [masculine] (Arabic), неперахо́дны дзеясло́ў (njepjeraxódny dzjejaslóŭ) [masculine] (Belarusian), অকর্মক ক্রিয়া (okormok kriẏa) (Bengali), verb gwan [masculine] (Breton), непрехо́ден глаго́л (neprehóden glagól) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 不及物動詞 /不及物动词 (english: bat¹ kap⁶ mat⁶ dung⁶ ci⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 不及物動詞 /不及物动词 (bùjíwù dòngcí) (Chinese Mandarin), 自動詞 /自动词 (zìdòngcí) (Chinese Mandarin), intransitivt verbum [neuter] (Danish), onovergankelijk werkwoord [neuter] (Dutch), netransitiva verbo (Esperanto), sihitu tegusõna (Estonian), intransitiivinen verbi (Finnish), intransitiiviverbi (Finnish), verbe intransitif [masculine] (French), verbo intransitivo [masculine] (Galician), Intransitiv [masculine] (German), Intransitivum [neuter] (German), intransitives Verb [neuter] (German), αμετάβατο ρήμα (ametávato ríma) [neuter] (Greek), פועל עומד [masculine] (Hebrew), अकर्मक क्रिया (akarmak kriyā) [feminine] (Hindi), tárgyatlan ige (Hungarian), áhrifslaus sögn [feminine] (Icelandic), kata kerja intransitif (Indonesian), verbo intransitivo [masculine] (Italian), 自動詞 (jidōshi) (alt: じどうし) (Japanese), អកម្មកិរិយា (ʼɑɑkmmɔɔkeriyiə) (Khmer), 자동사 (jadongsa) (alt: 自動詞) (Korean), ອະກັມມະກິຣິຍາ (ʼa kam ma ki ri nyā) (Lao), ອະກຳມະກິລິຍາ (ʼa kam ma ki li nyā) (Lao), verbum intransitivum [neuter] (Latin), nepārejošs darbības vārds [masculine] (Latvian), intransitīvs verbs [masculine] (Latvian), negalininkinis veiksmažodis [masculine] (Lithuanian), непреоден глагол (nepreoden glagol) [masculine] (Macedonian), അകർമ്മകക്രിയ (akaṟmmakakriya) (Malayalam), kupumahi poro (Maori), tūmahi poro (Maori), vèrbe întransitif [masculine] (Norman), czasownik nieprzechodni [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), verbo intransitivo [masculine] (Portuguese), intranzitiv [neuter] (Romanian), verb intranzitiv [neuter] (Romanian), неперехо́дный глаго́л (neperexódnyj glagól) [masculine] (Russian), непрелазни глагол [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), непријелазни глагол [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), neprelazni glagol [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), neprijelazni glagol [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), verbo intransitivo [masculine] (Spanish), intransitivt verb (Swedish), pandiwang katawanin (Tagalog), อกรรมกริยา (à-gam-grì-yaa) (Thai), geçişsiz fiil (Turkish), geçişsiz eylem (Turkish), неперехідне́ дієсло́во (neperexidné dijeslóvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), nội động từ (Vietnamese), värb neloveädik (Volapük), berf gyflawn [feminine] (Welsh)
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        "(grammar) An action verb which does not take a direct object."
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "fiʕl lāzim",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "code": "be",
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          "roman": "njepjeraxódny dzjejaslóŭ",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "неперахо́дны дзеясло́ў"
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          "roman": "okormok kriẏa",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "অকর্মক ক্রিয়া"
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          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "verb gwan"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "neprehóden glagól",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "code": "yue",
          "english": "bat¹ kap⁶ mat⁶ dung⁶ ci⁴",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "不及物動詞 /不及物动词"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bùjíwù dòngcí",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "不及物動詞 /不及物动词"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zìdòngcí",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "自動詞 /自动词"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "intransitivt verbum"
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          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "onovergankelijk werkwoord"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "netransitiva verbo"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "intransitiivinen verbi"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "intransitiiviverbi"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "verbe intransitif"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "verbo intransitivo"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Intransitiv"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
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          "word": "intransitives Verb"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ametávato ríma",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
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          "word": "αμετάβατο ρήμα"
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          "code": "he",
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          "word": "פועל עומד"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "akarmak kriyā",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "अकर्मक क्रिया"
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          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
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            "feminine"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "kata kerja intransitif"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "verbo intransitivo"
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        {
          "alt": "じどうし",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jidōshi",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "自動詞"
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼɑɑkmmɔɔkeriyiə",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "អកម្មកិរិយា"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jadongsa",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "자동사"
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          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "ʼa kam ma ki ri nyā",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "ອະກັມມະກິຣິຍາ"
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          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "ʼa kam ma ki li nyā",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "ອະກຳມະກິລິຍາ"
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          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "nepārejošs darbības vārds"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
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            "masculine"
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        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
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            "masculine"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nepreoden glagol",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "непреоден глагол"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "akaṟmmakakriya",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "അകർമ്മകക്രിയ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "kupumahi poro"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "tūmahi poro"
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          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "inanimate",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "czasownik nieprzechodni"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "verbo intransitivo"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "neperexódnyj glagól",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "неперехо́дный глаго́л"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "непрелазни глагол"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
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          "word": "непријелазни глагол"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "neprelazni glagol"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "neprijelazni glagol"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "verbo intransitivo"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "intransitivt verb"
        },
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "pandiwang katawanin"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "à-gam-grì-yaa",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "อกรรมกริยา"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "geçişsiz fiil"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "geçişsiz eylem"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "neperexidné dijeslóvo",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "неперехідне́ дієсло́во"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "nội động từ"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "word": "värb neloveädik"
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        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "berf gyflawn"
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        "Terms with Khmer translations",
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        "Terms with Russian translations",
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        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fiʕl lāzim",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "فِعْل لَازِم"
    },
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "njepjeraxódny dzjejaslóŭ",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неперахо́дны дзеясло́ў"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "okormok kriẏa",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "অকর্মক ক্রিয়া"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verb gwan"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neprehóden glagól",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "непрехо́ден глаго́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "bat¹ kap⁶ mat⁶ dung⁶ ci⁴",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "不及物動詞 /不及物动词"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùjíwù dòngcí",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "不及物動詞 /不及物动词"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zìdòngcí",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "自動詞 /自动词"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "intransitivt verbum"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "onovergankelijk werkwoord"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "netransitiva verbo"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "sihitu tegusõna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "intransitiivinen verbi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "intransitiiviverbi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verbe intransitif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verbo intransitivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Intransitiv"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Intransitivum"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ametávato ríma",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "αμετάβατο ρήμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פועל עומד"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "akarmak kriyā",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "अकर्मक क्रिया"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "tárgyatlan ige"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "áhrifslaus sögn"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "kata kerja intransitif"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    {
      "alt": "じどうし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jidōshi",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "自動詞"
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      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼɑɑkmmɔɔkeriyiə",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "អកម្មកិរិយា"
    },
    {
      "alt": "自動詞",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jadongsa",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "자동사"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ʼa kam ma ki ri nyā",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "ອະກັມມະກິຣິຍາ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ʼa kam ma ki li nyā",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "ອະກຳມະກິລິຍາ"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "verbum intransitivum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nepārejošs darbības vārds"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "intransitīvs verbs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "negalininkinis veiksmažodis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nepreoden glagol",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "непреоден глагол"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "akaṟmmakakriya",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "അകർമ്മകക്രിയ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "kupumahi poro"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "tūmahi poro"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vèrbe întransitif"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "czasownik nieprzechodni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verbo intransitivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "intranzitiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "verb intranzitiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neperexódnyj glagól",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неперехо́дный глаго́л"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "непрелазни глагол"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "непријелазни глагол"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neprelazni glagol"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neprijelazni glagol"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verbo intransitivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "intransitivt verb"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "pandiwang katawanin"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "à-gam-grì-yaa",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "อกรรมกริยา"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "geçişsiz fiil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "geçişsiz eylem"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neperexidné dijeslóvo",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "неперехідне́ дієсло́во"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "nội động từ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "word": "värb neloveädik"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "berf gyflawn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "intransitive verb"
}

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