Meaning of Intransitive

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Intransitive

1. 1
   a.

   Not passing farther; kept; detained.

2. 2
   a.

   Not transitive; not passing over to an object; expressing an action or state that is limited to the agent or subject, or, in other words, an action which does not require an object to complete the sense; as, an intransitive verb, e. g., the bird flies; the dog runs.

3. 3
   a.

   Not passing farther; kept; detained.

4. 4
   a.

   Not transitive; not passing over to an object; expressing an action or state that is limited to the agent or subject, or, in other words, an action which does not require an object to complete the sense; as, an intransitive verb, e. g., the bird flies; the dog runs.