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Noun: intransitive verb  in'tran-su-tiv vurb
  1. A verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
    "In 'The baby sleeps,' 'sleeps' is an intransitive verb"; "In 'The baby sleeps,' 'sleeps' is an intransitive verb form";
    - intransitive verb form, intransitive

Derived forms: intransitive verbs

Type of: verb

Encyclopedia: Intransitive verb