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Adjective: intransitive  in'tran-su-tiv or in'tran-zu-tiv
  1. (grammar) designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object
    "In the sentence 'The baby sleeps,' 'sleeps' is an intransitive verb"
Noun: intransitive  in'tran-su-tiv or in'tran-zu-tiv
  1. A verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
    "In 'The baby sleeps,' 'sleeps' is an intransitive verb";
    - intransitive verb, intransitive verb form

Derived forms: intransitives

Type of: verb

Antonym: transitive

Encyclopedia: Intransitive