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"text": "The word \"drink\" is a transitive verb in \"they drink wine\", but an intransitive one in \"they drink often.\""
}
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"(grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object."
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"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "jokalimtar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "ar",
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"roman": "anancʿołakan",
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"word": "անանցողական"
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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{
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{
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "bùjíwù",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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"Mandarin"
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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"_dis1": "80 20",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "გარდაუვალი"
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"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "el",
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{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "is",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "自動"
},
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"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jadong",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "자동"
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{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "la",
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{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nepreoden",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "непреоден"
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{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "akarmmakriya",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "അകർമ്മക്രിയ"
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{
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"code": "ml",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "അകർമ്മകം"
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"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "mn",
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"roman": "ül tusakh",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "үл тусах"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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"_dis1": "80 20",
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{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitiv"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "nieprzechodni"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitivo"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neperexódnyj",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "неперехо́дный"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "akarmaka",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "अकर्मक"
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"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "anasdolach"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "neo-aisigeach"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
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"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "не̏прела̄зан"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "не̏пријела̄зан"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "nȅprelāzan"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "neprechodný"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "neprehoden"
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{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitivo"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitiv"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "katawanin"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "geçişsiz"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "neperexidnýj",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "неперехідни́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "nội"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "neloveädik"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 20",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "cyflawn"
}
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"ref": "1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery",
"text": "And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further."
}
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"(rare) Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained."
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"word": "intransitively"
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{
"word": "intransitive preposition"
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{
"word": "intransitivity"
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"word": "ergative"
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"text": "The word \"drink\" is a transitive verb in \"they drink wine\", but an intransitive one in \"they drink often.\""
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"Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object."
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"(grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object."
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"word": "neuter"
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "jokalimtar"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "lāzim",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "لَازِم"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "anancʿołakan",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "անանցողական"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "njepjeraxódny",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "неперахо́дны"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "ôkôrmôk kriẏa",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "অকর্মক ক্রিয়া"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neprehóden",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "непрехо́ден"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitiu"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "bùjíwù",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"tags": [
"Mandarin"
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"word": "不及物"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "nepřechodný"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitiv"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "onovergangelijk"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitief"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "netransitiva"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitiivinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitif"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitivo"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gardauvali",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "გარდაუვალი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitiv"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ametávato",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "αμετάβατο"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"tags": [
"Ancient"
],
"word": "ἀμετάβατος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "tárgyatlan"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "áhrifslaus"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "netransitiva"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "neamhaistreach"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitivo"
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{
"alt": "じどう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jidō",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "自動"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jadong",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "자동"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitīvus"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nepreoden",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "непреоден"
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{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "akarmmakriya",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "അകർമ്മക്രിയ"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "akarmmakaṃ",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "അകർമ്മകം"
},
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"code": "mn",
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"roman": "ül tusakh",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "үл тусах"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
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"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "эс тусах"
},
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"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"tags": [
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},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitiv"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "nieprzechodni"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitivo"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitiv"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neperexódnyj",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "неперехо́дный"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "akarmaka",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "अकर्मक"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "anasdolach"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "neo-aisigeach"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "neo-chuspaireach"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "не̏прела̄зан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "не̏пријела̄зан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "nȅprelāzan"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "nȅprijelāzan"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "neprechodný"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "neprehoden"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitivo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "intransitiv"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "katawanin"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "geçişsiz"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "neperexidnýj",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "неперехідни́й"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "nội"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "neloveädik"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "of a verb, not taking a direct object",
"word": "cyflawn"
}
],
"word": "intransitive"
}
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