intransitive verb

in·tran·si·tive verb

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Definition of intransitive verb words

noun intransitive verb a verb that indicates a complete action without being accompanied by a direct object, as sit or lie, and, in English, that does not form a passive. 1

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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